Stone Age inventions
98 inventos y descubrimientos: año, qué es, de qué evolucionó y a qué llevó.
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| Año | Invento | Qué es | Evolucionó de | Llevó a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3300000 a. C. | Herramienta de piedra | The oldest tools, made of knapped stone. | Aguja, Hoz, Martillo, Cuchillo | |
| 2500000 a. C. | Cuchillo | A blade with a handle; the oldest cutting tool. | Herramienta de piedra | Bisturí |
| 1760000 a. C. | Bifaz | A bifacially worked stone tool of the Acheulean culture. | Hacha | |
| 1000000 a. C. | Cuña | A simple machine: an inclined plane that pushes material apart. | ||
| 400000 a. C. | Cuero | Hide treated by tanning. | ||
| 400000 a. C. | Hacer fuego Homo erectus, archaic human | The controlled use and production of fire. | Fósforo, Mechero | |
| 400000 a. C. | Lanza | A shaft with a sharp point. | Arpón, Lanza de fuego | |
| 200000 a. C. | Adhesivo | A substance that joins surfaces. | ||
| 90000 a. C. | Arpón | A thrown weapon with a barbed point. | Lanza | |
| 70000 a. C. | Arco y flecha | A projectile weapon: an elastic bow stores the energy of the draw. | Ballesta, Dardos | |
| 50000 a. C. | Aguja | A tool with an eye for sewing. | Herramienta de piedra | |
| 40000 a. C. | Tiza | Soft limestone for writing. | ||
| 40000 a. C. | Pintura | A pigment in a binder. | Esmalte de uñas | |
| 40000 a. C. | Calzado | Protection for the foot. | ||
| 40000 a. C. | Flauta | A wind instrument; the oldest ones are made of bone. | ||
| 30000 a. C. | Martillo | A striking tool. | Herramienta de piedra | Martinete, Martillo pilón |
| 30000 a. C. | Carbón vegetal | Fuel made by heating wood without air. | ||
| 30000 a. C. | Abrasivo | A hard material for grinding (corundum, carborundum). | ||
| 30000 a. C. | Propulsor (atlatl) | A lever that extends the arm when throwing a spear. | ||
| 29000 a. C. | Horno | A closed chamber for cooking with heat. | ||
| 28000 a. C. | Cuerda | Twisted fibres that work in tension. | Cable de acero, Cuerda de escalada | |
| 23000 a. C. | Anzuelo | A hook for catching fish. | ||
| 21000 a. C. | Boomerang | A curved throwing weapon; the returning kind owes its flight to aerodynamics. | ||
| 18000 a. C. | Cerámica | Objects made of fired clay. | Cacerola | |
| 12000 a. C. | Pan | A baked product made from flour. | ||
| 12000 a. C. | Deshidratación de alimentos | Preserving food by removing water. | Liofilización | |
| 10000 a. C. | Hoz | A curved blade for harvesting. | Herramienta de piedra | Cortacésped, Cosechadora, Segadora, Guadaña |
| 10000 a. C. | Escalera | Rungs between two uprights. | ||
| 10000 a. C. | Grano | The grain of cereals (wheat, barley, rice) grown in fields since the Neolithic. | ||
| 10000 a. C. | Cesta | A woven container. | Escoba | |
| 10000 a. C. | Domesticación | Taming plants and animals; the Neolithic Revolution. | ||
| 10000 a. C. | Honda | A projectile weapon on a strap. | ||
| 10000 a. C. | Ahumado | Treating food with smoke. | ||
| 9000 a. C. | Cobre | One of the first metals mastered by humans. | ||
| 9000 a. C. | Piedra de molino | A stone disc for grinding grain. | ||
| 9000 a. C. | Molinillo de mano | Two stones for grinding grain. | Molino harinero, Trilladora | |
| 8000 a. C. | Remo | A lever for rowing. | ||
| 8000 a. C. | Huso | A rod for twisting fibre into thread. | Rueca | |
| 8000 a. C. | Lino | A fabric of flax fibres; in Egypt it made clothing, sails and bandages. | ||
| 8000 a. C. | Bote | A small vessel propelled by oars. | Velero | |
| 8000 a. C. | Casco (barco) | The displacing shell of a ship. | ||
| 8000 a. C. | Taladro de arco | A drill turned by a bowstring; also used to make fire. | Taladro eléctrico | |
| 8000 a. C. | Pozo | A shaft for getting groundwater. | ||
| 8000 a. C. | Azuela | A tool with a blade set across the handle for dressing wood. | Herramienta de piedra | |
| 8000 a. C. | Red de pesca | A woven mesh for catching fish. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Ladrillo | A building block of dried or fired clay. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Cal | The product of burning limestone; the basis of ancient mortars. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Etanol | Alcohol produced by fermentation; a fuel and a solvent. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Trineo | A vehicle on runners. | Carro, Bobsleigh | |
| 7000 a. C. | Textil | A material made of interlaced threads. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Cimentación | The base of a building. | ||
| 7000 a. C. | Curtido | Treating hides with tanning agents. | ||
| 6500 a. C. | Fieltro | A non-woven material of matted wool. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Espejo | A reflecting surface. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Horno de cocción | A furnace for firing pottery, bricks and lime. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Azada | A tool for loosening soil. | Herramienta de piedra | Arado |
| 6000 a. C. | Lana | An animal fibre. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Esquís | Runners for travelling over snow. | Snowboard | |
| 6000 a. C. | Telar de pesas | An ancient loom whose warp threads are tensioned by weights. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Hacha | A wedge-shaped blade on a haft for chopping wood. | Bifaz | |
| 6000 a. C. | Irrigación | Artificial watering of fields. | ||
| 6000 a. C. | Argamasa | A binding mixture for masonry. | Hormigón romano | |
| 5500 a. C. | Tambor | A percussion instrument with a membrane. | ||
| 5000 a. C. | Algodón | A plant fibre. | ||
| 5000 a. C. | Telar | A device for interlacing warp and weft threads into cloth. | Telar mecánico | |
| 5000 a. C. | Fundición de minerales | Extracting metal from ore by heating it with a reducing agent. | ||
| 5000 a. C. | Peine | A comb for hair. | ||
| 5000 a. C. | Elaboración de cerveza | Making a drink by fermenting grain. | ||
| 5000 a. C. | Yogur | A fermented milk product. | ||
| 4500 a. C. | Lámpara de aceite | A lamp with a wick in oil. | Bombilla incandescente, Lámpara de queroseno | |
| 4500 a. C. | Mecha | A cord that feeds fuel to the flame by capillary action. | ||
| 4500 a. C. | Oro | A precious metal for jewellery and coins. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Arado | A tool for tilling soil. | Azada | Arado de acero |
| 4000 a. C. | Carretera pavimentada | A prepared way for carts; developed by the Romans. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Yugo | A harness for a pair of oxen. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Tinte | A substance for colouring fabrics. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Cisterna | A reservoir for storing water. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Torno de alfarero | A spinning disc for shaping vessels; one of the first uses of rotation. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Raquetas de nieve | A wide support that spreads weight over snow. | ||
| 4000 a. C. | Índigo | A blue dye; synthesized by Baeyer in 1880. | Tinte sintético | |
| 4000 a. C. | Cosmética | Products for care and make-up. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Vidrio | An amorphous material made from molten silica. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Rueda | A disc that turns on an axle; one of the oldest inventions for moving loads. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Eje | A rod on which a wheel turns. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Carro | A wheeled vehicle drawn by animals. | Trineo | Carro de guerra, Carruaje |
| 3500 a. C. | Vela | A sheet of cloth that uses the force of the wind. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Bocado y brida | Harness for controlling a horse. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Juego de mesa | Games on a board (senet, go). | Videojuego | |
| 3500 a. C. | Trompo | A toy kept stable by its rotation. | ||
| 3500 a. C. | Sello cilíndrico | A carved stone cylinder rolled over clay — an early way to reproduce an image. | ||
| 3400 a. C. | Clavo | A metal rod for fastening parts together. | ||
| 3300 a. C. | Bronce | An alloy of copper and tin that gave its name to an age. | ||
| 3300 a. C. | Estaño | A metal added to copper to make bronze. | ||
| 3300 a. C. | Aleación | A mixture of metals with new properties. | ||
| 3300 a. C. | Mochila | A bag worn on the back (Ötzi had one). | ||
| 3200 a. C. | Fundición | Making an object by pouring molten material into a mould. | ||
| 3200 a. C. | Escritura | Recording speech with signs. | Alfabeto, Braille | |
| 3200 a. C. | Escritura cuneiforme Sumerians | A script pressed into clay tablets. |