250,000 years ago was the transition from the Lower Paleolithic to the Middle Paleolithic period (part of the larger Stone Age). Geologically, it was during the Pleistocene epoch (which is also known as the Ice Age). 

Life and conditions during this pivotal time included:

• Human Evolution: Anatomically modern Homo sapiens were just emerging, and they coexisted with other human species like Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis (early Neanderthals). 
• Technology: This era marked a shift to “Mode 3” stone tools (Mousterian or prepared-core technology), where early humans planned, shaped, and refined cores into spears, scrapers, and points. 
• Lifestyle: Early humans lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers who used fire, wore basic clothing, and survived through dramatic global climate shifts (glacial and interglacial cycles). 

If you want, I can tell you more about:

• The different human species that lived then
• Where early humans lived geographically
• How Stone Age tools were made

Let me know what you’d like to explore further.