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Paleolithic

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Paleolithic (adjective)
  2. paleolithic man (noun)
  3. post-Paleolithic (adjective)

Pa·leo·lith·ic

adj
\ˌpā-lē-ə-ˈli-thik, especially British ˌpa-\

Definition of PALEOLITHIC

: of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age characterized by rough or chipped stone implements
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Origin of PALEOLITHIC

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1865

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

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