To make cave paintings, prehistoric societies would trek deep underground in conditions of real danger, armed only with unreliable torches.

Prehistoric societies used laterite as a source of iron ore.

Archaeologists often study such prehistoric societies, and refer to the study of stone tools as lithic analysis.

Studies tend to focus on literate, historical-period societies as opposed to non-literate, prehistoric societies.

Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes are probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies.