Movies, books, shows set in during the Stone or Iron Age

[tecnowraith]

I have an odd question, does anyone know which movies, games, novels or shows are set between either the Bronze Age (actually before the this age) or Neolithic/stone age?

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

never mind..I deleted my post as I reread your question and my answer didn't fit.

Carry on.

 

[Sir Brennen]

In descending order of seriousness:

Quest for Fire
Clan of the Cave Bear
One Million Years B.C

 

[Huw]

Scorpion King is technically bronze age, but given the amount of anachronisms is probably not what you're looking for.

Numerous Italian sword and sandals flicks, including Iron Master and Conquest. Be warned - they're very bad.

As for stories, you can't go wrong with the Illiad and the Odyssey.

 

[tecnowraith]

Ok what about before the Bronze Age? I am trying to stay away from the Greek/Roman mythologies. Trying to find which age is when metal just started to become widely used.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Ok what about before the Bronze Age? I am trying to stay away from the Greek/Roman mythologies. Trying to find which age is when metal just started to become widely used.

That's an entirely different question. I'm not even sure that anyone knows. (There certainly isn't any Intermediate Age between the two.) Where is well enough known, in general, but when? I've never seen it mentioned, although there must be some ideas. (But getting the scientists to agree on that...)

 

[trancejeremy]

Ringo Starr's "Caveman" is the definitive Stone Age movie

 

[Huw]

Thought of another one. First story of the original Doctor Who "An Unearthly Child". See the wikipedia synopsis here.

 

[Sir Brennen]

Harry Harrison's Eden series, in which the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs never hit, and an intelligent species evolved. Humans also exist, and the ice age pushes the two races into conflict.

The editorial blurb on Amazon describes the humans as have techology of the americas "pre-columbus".


The Earth Children book series by Jean M. Auel (the movie Clan of the Cavebear was based on the first book) is Ice Age humanity, and has a more realistic tone.

Game Material: GURPS Ice Age - good as a source book for any game. Also, GURPS Low Tech has technology detailed from Stone Age to Blackpowder.

For d20, From Stone to Steel has a few chapters devoted to Stone Age stuff and later, with pretty good historical notes.

 

[Sir Brennen]

That's an entirely different question. I'm not even sure that anyone knows. (There certainly isn't any Intermediate Age between the two.) Where is well enough known, in general, but when? I've never seen it mentioned, although there must be some ideas. (But getting the scientists to agree on that...)

Plus, I don't think metal was "widely used" during what was referred to as the Bronze Age - it was a technological marker which occurred at different points in history for different cultures.

Do a quick search on Wikipedia for an overview of when different areas of humanity entered the different "metal" ages