What came first Paleolithic era or neolithic era?

The Paleolithic era came before the Neolithic era. The Paleolithic era, also known as the Old Stone Age, lasted from around 2.5 million years ago to about 10,000 BCE. The Neolithic era, or New Stone Age, followed the Paleolithic era around 10,000 BCE as humans began transitioning from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled agricultural communities.