The MISC@1 era ended with the Mesolithic , in LOCATION@1 , and with the MISC@2 in areas not affected by the Ice Age -LRB- such as LOCATION@2 -RRB- .

Contributed by PERSON@1 , B.A. , M.A. , Ph.D. and PERSON@2 , B.A. , M.A. , Ph.D. . The age began when hominids -LRB- early humans -RRB- started to use stones as tools for bashing , cutting and scraping . The MISC@3 ended with the Mesolithic Age in LOCATION@1 , and with the MISC@4 in warmer climates such as LOCATION@2 .
