Definition of Palaeolithic in English:

Palaeolithic

(US Paleolithic)

adjective ˌpalɪə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪkˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪkˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk

Archaeology

1Relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.
Compare with Mesolithic, Neolithic
Example sentencesExamples
- Although climate changes in Palaeolithic times 25,000 years ago began to lead to desertification, there were still summer rains in the Neolithic era.
- Few traces exist of the settlements of the earliest Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Southern France.
- Human experience on the territory of present-day Russia dates back to Paleolithic times.
- Permanent settlements were established in early Paleolithic times.
- This would mean that a number of groups of people using early Paleolithic stone tools entered the New World at the same time as the Clovis people.
- Like this one, Hosfield's Paleolithic study used stone tools as observation units.
- The cave at Lascaux contains Palaeolithic drawings and paintings and is generally held to be the finest example of prehistoric art.
- Although I am a Palaeolithic archaeologist now, my interests were largely Roman at the time.
- In Paleolithic times it was home to Stone Age hunters, who occupied the caves and left their art behind them.
- Evolutionists have devised an elaborate classification system for stone tools ranging from the most primitive early Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the youngest, exquisitely crafted tools.
1. 1.1as noun the Palaeolithic The Palaeolithic period.
  Also called Old Stone Age

The Palaeolithic period extends from the first appearance of artefacts to the end of the last ice age (about 8,500 years BC). The period has been divided into the Lower Palaeolithic, with the earliest forms of humankind and the emergence of hand-axe industries (ending about 120,000 years ago), the Middle Palaeolithic, the era of Neanderthal man (ending about 35,000 years ago), and the Upper Palaeolithic, during which only modern Homo sapiens is known to have existed

Origin

Mid 19th century: from palaeo- + Greek lithos 'stone' + -ic.

Definition of Paleolithic in US English:

Paleolithic

adjectiveˌpālēəˈliTHikˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk

Archaeology

1Relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.
The Paleolithic period extends from the first appearance of artifacts to the end of the last ice age (about 8,500 years ago). The period has been divided into the Lower Paleolithic, with the earliest forms of humankind and the emergence of hand-ax industries (ending about 120,000 years ago), the Middle Paleolithic, the era of Neanderthal humans (ending about 35,000 years ago), and the Upper Paleolithic, during which only modern Homo sapiens is known to have existed
Compare with Mesolithic, Neolithic
Example sentencesExamples
- The cave at Lascaux contains Palaeolithic drawings and paintings and is generally held to be the finest example of prehistoric art.
- Although I am a Palaeolithic archaeologist now, my interests were largely Roman at the time.
- In Paleolithic times it was home to Stone Age hunters, who occupied the caves and left their art behind them.
- Like this one, Hosfield's Paleolithic study used stone tools as observation units.
- This would mean that a number of groups of people using early Paleolithic stone tools entered the New World at the same time as the Clovis people.
- Although climate changes in Palaeolithic times 25,000 years ago began to lead to desertification, there were still summer rains in the Neolithic era.
- Few traces exist of the settlements of the earliest Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Southern France.
- Permanent settlements were established in early Paleolithic times.
- Evolutionists have devised an elaborate classification system for stone tools ranging from the most primitive early Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the youngest, exquisitely crafted tools.
- Human experience on the territory of present-day Russia dates back to Paleolithic times.
1. 1.1as noun the Paleolithic The Paleolithic period.
  Also called Old Stone Age

Origin

Mid 19th century: from paleo- + Greek lithos ‘stone’ + -ic.

单词	Palaeolithic
释义	Definition of Palaeolithic in English: Palaeolithic (US Paleolithic) adjective ˌpalɪə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪkˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪkˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. Compare with Mesolithic, Neolithic Example sentencesExamples Although climate changes in Palaeolithic times 25,000 years ago began to lead to desertification, there were still summer rains in the Neolithic era. Few traces exist of the settlements of the earliest Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Southern France. Human experience on the territory of present-day Russia dates back to Paleolithic times. Permanent settlements were established in early Paleolithic times. This would mean that a number of groups of people using early Paleolithic stone tools entered the New World at the same time as the Clovis people. Like this one, Hosfield's Paleolithic study used stone tools as observation units. The cave at Lascaux contains Palaeolithic drawings and paintings and is generally held to be the finest example of prehistoric art. Although I am a Palaeolithic archaeologist now, my interests were largely Roman at the time. In Paleolithic times it was home to Stone Age hunters, who occupied the caves and left their art behind them. Evolutionists have devised an elaborate classification system for stone tools ranging from the most primitive early Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the youngest, exquisitely crafted tools. 1.1as noun the Palaeolithic The Palaeolithic period. Also called Old Stone Age The Palaeolithic period extends from the first appearance of artefacts to the end of the last ice age (about 8,500 years BC). The period has been divided into the Lower Palaeolithic, with the earliest forms of humankind and the emergence of hand-axe industries (ending about 120,000 years ago), the Middle Palaeolithic, the era of Neanderthal man (ending about 35,000 years ago), and the Upper Palaeolithic, during which only modern Homo sapiens is known to have existed Origin Mid 19th century: from palaeo- + Greek lithos 'stone' + -ic. Definition of Paleolithic in US English: Paleolithic adjectiveˌpālēəˈliTHikˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. The Paleolithic period extends from the first appearance of artifacts to the end of the last ice age (about 8,500 years ago). The period has been divided into the Lower Paleolithic, with the earliest forms of humankind and the emergence of hand-ax industries (ending about 120,000 years ago), the Middle Paleolithic, the era of Neanderthal humans (ending about 35,000 years ago), and the Upper Paleolithic, during which only modern Homo sapiens is known to have existed Compare with Mesolithic, Neolithic Example sentencesExamples The cave at Lascaux contains Palaeolithic drawings and paintings and is generally held to be the finest example of prehistoric art. Although I am a Palaeolithic archaeologist now, my interests were largely Roman at the time. In Paleolithic times it was home to Stone Age hunters, who occupied the caves and left their art behind them. Like this one, Hosfield's Paleolithic study used stone tools as observation units. This would mean that a number of groups of people using early Paleolithic stone tools entered the New World at the same time as the Clovis people. Although climate changes in Palaeolithic times 25,000 years ago began to lead to desertification, there were still summer rains in the Neolithic era. Few traces exist of the settlements of the earliest Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Southern France. Permanent settlements were established in early Paleolithic times. Evolutionists have devised an elaborate classification system for stone tools ranging from the most primitive early Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the youngest, exquisitely crafted tools. Human experience on the territory of present-day Russia dates back to Paleolithic times. 1.1as noun the Paleolithic The Paleolithic period. Also called Old Stone Age Origin Mid 19th century: from paleo- + Greek lithos ‘stone’ + -ic.
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