• Lomekwi (3.3 Ma)
• Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma)
• Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma)
  • Madrasian (1.5 Ma)
  • Soanian (500–130 ka)
  • Clactonian (424–400 ka)
  • Mugharan (400–220 ka)

• Initial Upper Paleolithic

Fertile Crescent:

• Emiran (50–40 ka)
• Ahmarian (46–42 ka)
• Baradostian (36–18 ka)
• Aurignacian (35–29 ka)
• Zarzian (20–10 ka)
• Kebaran (18–12.5 ka)
• Trialetian (16–8 ka)
• Natufian (14.5–11.5 ka)
• Khiamian (12.2–10.8 ka)

Europe:

• Bohunician (48–40 ka)
• Châtelperronian (44.5–36 ka)
• Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (43–32 ka)
• Aurignacian (43–26 ka)
• Szeletian (41,000-37,000)
• Périgordian (35–20 ka)
• Gravettian (33–24 ka)
• Pavlovian (29–25 ka)
• Solutrean (22–17 ka)
• Epigravettian (20–10 ka)
• Magdalenian (17–12 ka)
• Hamburg (15.5–13.1 ka)
• Federmesser (14–12.8 ka)
• Azilian (14–10 ka)
• Ahrensburg (13–12 ka)
• Swiderian (11–8 ka)

Africa:

• Khormusan (42–18 ka)
• Iberomaurusian (25–11 ka)
• Mushabian
• Halfan (22–14 ka)
• Qadan (15—11 ka)
• Sebilian (15–11 ka)
• Eburran (15–5 ka)
• Magosian (10–8 ka)

Siberia:

• Mal'ta–Buret' (24–15 ka)
• Afontova Gora (21–12 ka}