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Palaeolithic

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paleolithicnounOf or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).

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paleolithicnounA period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age.
neolithicnounThe period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
prehistoricnoun(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
pleistocenenoun(geology) The Pleistocene epoch.
chalcolithicnounSynonym of Eneolithic.
protohistoricnounOf or pertaining to protohistory.
prehistoricalprehistoric
ethnoarchaeologynounThe ethnographic study of peoples for archaeological reasons.
prehistorynounThe time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
mesolithicnounShort for the Mesolithic period.
palaeoanthropologynoun(hypercorrect, British spelling) Alternative spelling of paleanthropology. [(American spelling) The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.]
prehistoriansnounA student of, or expert in prehistory.
paleoanthropologicalAlternative spelling of palaeoanthropological. [Of or pertaining to palaeoanthropology]
mesozoicnoun(geology) The Mesozoic era.
palaeobotanicalAlternative spelling of paleobotanical. [Of or pertaining to paleobotany.]
hominidsnounAny primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
palaeogeographynounThe study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.
palaeobiologicalnounOf or pertaining to palaeobiology.
bioarchaeologicalnounRelating to bioarchaeology.
prehistoriannounA student of, or expert in prehistory.

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