Complex sentence: Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work, although work carried out by paleolithic societies to create flint tools is more often refered to as knapping.
Split into simpler sentences: Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work. Work carried out by paleolithic societies to create flint tools is more often refered to as knapping.