Historical ages

Historical ages

Use initial capitals for the names of ages used to describe prehistory:

Stone Age

                Paleolithic Age: Lower, Middle, Upper

                Mesolithic Age

                Neolithic Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Also use initial capitals for the names of cultural periods:

Middle Ages

Dark Ages

Industrial Revolution

Use initial capitals for the names of ice ages, but use lower case for generic terms:

Karoo Ice Age

Pleistocene glaciation

For prehistoric periods (eg Jurassic, Ediacaran) see History of Earth.

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