Palaeolithic

ˌpæl.i.əˈlɪθ.ɪk

Definition of Palaeolithic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

archaeology

TECH.

related to the early Stone Age period

TECH.

The Palaeolithic tools were discovered in the cave.

prehistoric

prehistoric art

TECH.

describing art from the early Stone Age

TECH.

Palaeolithic art includes cave paintings.

Noun

history

TECH.

second part of Stone Age before last ice age

TECH.

The Palaeolithic ended with the last ice age.

Paleolithic

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Middle Palaeolithic

period associated with Neanderthals in Europe

Neanderthals thrived during the Middle Palaeolithic.

Origin of Palaeolithic

Greek, palaios (old) + lithos (stone)

Examples of Palaeolithic in a sentence

Palaeolithic art is often found in ancient caves.
Palaeolithic sculptures were often made from stone.
The museum displayed Palaeolithic carvings.
Artifacts from the Palaeolithic are displayed in the museum.
The Palaeolithic was a time of significant human development.

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French:paléolithique, Paléolithique, ...
German:paläolithisch, Paläolithikum, ...
Italian:paleolitico, Paleolitico, ...
Spanish:paleolítico, Paleolítico, ...
Portuguese:paleolítico, Paleolítico, ...
Chinese:旧石器时代的, 旧石器时代, ...
Japanese:旧石器時代の, 旧石器時代, ...
Arabic:بَالِيُولِيثِيّ, العصر الحَجَري القَديم, ...
Hebrew:פָּלֵאוֹלִיתִי, פָּלֵאוֹלִיתִי, ...
Russian:палеолитический, Палеолит, ...
Ukrainian:палеолітичний, палеоліт, ...
Hindi:प्रागैतिहासिक, पैलियोलिथिक, ...
Bengali:প্রস্তরযুগীয়, প্যালিওলিথিক, ...
Catalan:paleolític, Paleolític, ...
Czech:paleolitický, paleolit, ...
Danish:palæolitisk, Palaeolitikum, ...
Dutch:paleolithische, Paleolithicum, ...
Greek:παλαιολιθικός, Παλαιολιθική εποχή, ...
Hungarian:paleolitikus, paleolitikum, ...
Khmer:បុរាណសម័យថ្ម, យុគប៉ាឡេអូលីទិក, ...
Korean:구석기 시대의, 구석기 시대, ...
Persian:پالئولیتیک, پارینه‌سنگی, ...
Polish:paleolityczny, Paleolit, ...
Portuguese (BR):paleolítico, Paleolítico, ...
Romanian:paleolitic, Paleolitic, ...
Swedish:paleolitisk, Paleolitikum, ...
Thai:ยุคหินเก่า, ศิลปะยุคก่อนประวัติศาสตร์, ...
Turkish:Paleolitik, Paleolitik Çağ, ...
Vietnamese:thời kỳ đồ đá cũ, Thời kỳ Đồ Đá Cũ, ...

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