Archaeology confusion?

Question

I've always been wondering what the difference is between the terms "hominin and hominid" and which one we are considered.

Also, i know of the lower, middle and upper paleolithic but at where does the stone age come in and the ice age?

Between or after the paleolithics?

Answer 1

From Wiki:

"A hominid is any member of the biological family Hominidae (the "great apes"), including the extinct and extant humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. This classification has been revised several times in the last few decades. These various revisions have led to a varied use of the word "hominid": The original meaning of Hominidae referred only to the modern meaning of Hominina, including only humans and their closest relatives. The meaning of the taxon changed gradually, leading to the modern meaning of "hominid" in which it includes all great apes."

"Roughly speaking, a Hominin is what we used to call a Hominid; a creature that paleoanthropologists have agreed is human or a human ancestor. These include all of the Homo species (Homo sapiens, H. ergaster, H. rudolfensis), all of the Australopithecines (Australopithicus africanus, A. boisei, etc.) and other ancient forms like Paranthropus and Ardipithecus."

http://archaeology.about.com/od/hterms/g...

The Stone age covers all the period before bronze came into general use & the stone age covers all the paleolithic era. The Stone Age is usually divided into three separate periods--Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, and Neolithic Period--based on the degree of sophistication in the fashioning and use of tools.  

The Ice age started about 30,000 yrs ago, reaching glacial maximum about 20,000 yrs ago & ending about 12,000 yrs ago.