palaeolithic
adjective
scienceUKspecialized(USpaleolithic)uk/ˌpæl.i.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/us/ˌpeɪ.li.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/relatingto theperiodwhenhumansusedtoolsandweaponsmade ofstone:
旧石器时代的The PalaeolithicPeriodis sometimes called theOldStoneAge.The Palaeolithic Period(旧石器时代)有时被称作 the Old Stone Age。
Palaeolithicpaintingswerefoundincavesat Lascaux.
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mesolithic
neolithicspecialized
- Our palaeolithicancestorsoccupiedthisarea.
- Thecarvingis among the mostbeautifulexamplesof palaeolithicart.
- Scientificanalysisofpollenand carbon-14remainshaveconfirmeda palaeolithicdate.
Prehistory
- anatosaurus
- apatosaurus
- Australopithecus
- brachiosaurus
- broch
- henge
- Holocene
- ice age
- ichthyosaur
- iguanodon
- Permian
- pictograph
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- post-glacial
- stegosaurus
- stone circle
- stone-age
- T-Rex
- theropod