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We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.
Kevin Rudd

Meaning of "Palaeolithic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PALAEOLITHIC

Palaeolithic  [ˌpælɪəʊˈlɪθɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALAEOLITHIC

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Palaeolithic can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES PALAEOLITHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Palaeolithic

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered, and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools, probably by hominins such as australopithecines, 2.6 million years ago, to the end of the Pleistocene around 10,000 BP. The Paleolithic era is followed by the Mesolithic. The date of the Paleolithic—Mesolithic boundary may vary by locality as much as several thousand years. During the Paleolithic period, humans grouped together in small societies such as bands, and subsisted by gathering plants and fishing, hunting or scavenging wild animals. The Paleolithic is characterized by the use of knapped stone tools, although at the time humans also used wood and bone tools. Other organic commodities were adapted for use as tools, including leather and vegetable fibers; however, due to their nature, these have not been preserved to any great degree. Surviving artifacts of the Paleolithic era are known as paleoliths.

Definition of Palaeolithic in the English dictionary

The definition of Palaeolithic in the dictionary is of or relating to this period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALAEOLITHIC


batholithic
ˌbæθəˈlɪθɪk
bathylithic
ˌbæθɪˈlɪθɪk
chalcolithic
ˌkælkəˈlɪθɪk
endolithic
ˌɛndəʊˈlɪθɪk
Eolithic
ˌiːəʊˈlɪθɪk
epilithic
ˌɛpɪˈlɪθɪk
granolithic
ˌɡrænəˈlɪθɪk
heliolithic
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈlɪθɪk
lithic
ˈlɪθɪk
megalithic
ˌmeɡəˈlɪθɪk
Mesolithic
ˌmɛsəʊˈlɪθɪk
microlithic
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈlɪθɪk
monolithic
ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk
Neolithic
ˌniːəʊˈlɪθɪk
otolithic
ˌəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk
paleolithic
ˌpælɪəʊˈlɪθɪk
protolithic
ˌprəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk
statolithic
ˌstætəʊˈlɪθɪk
trilithic
traɪˈlɪθɪk
urolithic
ˌjʊərəʊˈlɪθɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALAEOLITHIC

Palaeogene
palaeogeographer
palaeogeographic
palaeogeographical
palaeogeographically
palaeogeography
palaeographer
palaeographic
palaeographical
palaeographist
palaeography
palaeolimnology
palaeolith
Palaeolithic man

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALAEOLITHIC

acrolithic
benthic
empathic
ethic
Gothic
homeopathic
homoeopathic
idiopathic
laccolithic
Lower Palaeolithic
Middle Palaeolithic
mythic
naturopathic
neuropathic
ornithic
osteopathic
psychopathic
Upper Palaeolithic
work ethic
zoolithic

Synonyms and antonyms of Palaeolithic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Palaeolithic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PALAEOLITHIC

Find out the translation of Palaeolithic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Palaeolithic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Palaeolithic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旧石器时代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Paleolítico
570 millions of speakers

English

Palaeolithic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरापाषाण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العصر الحجري القديم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

палеолит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Paleolítico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রত্নপ্রস্তরযুগীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paléolithique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Palaeolithic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paläolithisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

旧石器時代
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구석기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Palaeolithic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về cổ học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழங்கற்கால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅलिओलॉथिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Paleolitik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paleolitico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paleolit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

палеоліт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paleolitic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Παλαιολιθική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Paleolitiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Palaeolithic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paleolittisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Palaeolithic

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Palaeolithic

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QUOTES WITH «PALAEOLITHIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Palaeolithic.
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Kevin Rudd
We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALAEOLITHIC»

Discover the use of Palaeolithic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Palaeolithic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe
Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies, building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986).
Clive Gamble, 1999
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The British Palaeolithic: Hominin Societies at the Edge of ...
This book represents the culmination of 40 years combined research in this area by two well known experts in the field, and is an important new text for students of British archaeology as well as for students and researchers of the ...
Paul Pettitt, Mark White, 2012
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Palaeolithic Quarrying Sites in Upper and Middle Egypt
This book is an edited publication of several excavation campaigns in Egypt, oriented towards the understanding of the chert extraction techniques employed by Middle and early Upper Palaeolithic humans in the lower desert of the Egyptian ...
Pierre M. Vermeersch, 2002
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Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern
Challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous.
Donald Denoon, Gavan McCormack, 2001
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Palaeolithic Living Sites in Upper and Middle Egypt
The field research and associated laboratory analyses reported in this volume represent more than 24 years of investigation in Upper and Middle Egypt by the Belgian Middle Egypt Prehistoric Project of Leuven University.
P. M. Vermeersch, 2000
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The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial
Some of the recognisable ways we do this are visible in the Palaeolithic archaeology of the Ice Age. The Palaeolithic Origins ofHuman Burial takes a novel approach to the long-term development of human mortuary activity – the various ways ...
Paul Pettitt, 2013
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The Palaeolithic archaeology of Greece and adjacent areas: ...
Thirty-four papers, by leading scholars, are presented here - the publication of the Proceedings of the ICOPAG Conference, Ioannina, September 1994.
G. N. Bailey, British School at Athens, 1999
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The Archaeology of Britain: An Introduction from the Upper ...
A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to all the archaeological periods covering Britain from early prehistory to the industrial revolution. It provides a one-stop textbook for the entire archaeology of Britain.
John Hunter, Ian Ralston, 1999
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Upper Palaeolithic Dwellings of Mammoth Bones in the ...
This is an under-researched area, and this detailed investigation of five dwellings in modern-day Ukraine should be of value for palaeontologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and many others.
Ivan Hryhorovych Pidoplichko, 1998
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Middle palaeolithic occupation and technology in ...
Papagianni's study aims to redress this and focuses on lithic assemblages recovered from open-air sites in the Epirus and Corfu areas.
Dimitra Papagianni, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALAEOLITHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Palaeolithic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fragments of 40000 year old female 'Venus' carving found
... excavations at the Hohle Fels site for the past 19 years, thereby making this location one of the best known Palaeolithic sites in the world. «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
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An Italian tempering to a Swiss classic
Built to provide protection to the settlements around it, Castelgrande is believed to have existed since the Palaeolithic Age. We walked up to the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Daily Mail uses Arctic ice cap growth to trash climate science
So let each side calmly put forward the arguments for its own particular interpretation …. and remember that most palaeolithic observers were ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
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14000-year-old molar gives us oldest proof of dentistry, and will …
“The discovery suggests, moreover, that in the Upper Palaeolithic era, humans were aware of the damaging effects of cavity infections and of ... «ZME Science, Jul 15»
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The Pros and Cons of the Paleo Diet
First of all, 'Paleo' is short for Palaeolithic, which was an era over 10,000 years ago prior to the agricultural revolution when food was hunted ... «TV3.ie, Jul 15»
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Prehistoric humans may have used DENTISTS as 14000-year-old …
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that Palaeolithic humans not only understood the harm that tooth decay could do, but were also ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Festival of Archaeology: Dig around and learn about the past
Visit East Surrey's archaeology gallery with exhibits from the Palaeolithic era to medieval times and learn about history with talks on the artifacts ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
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Sarah Seaton: Our clues to prehistoric Nottingham
*Evidence of early habitation in the area is very scant; between 500,000 and 10,000 years ago (the Palaeolithic period, or 'Old Stone Age') the ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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Big doings on Bridge Street in Catskill
The resulting entity has more than the mere appearance of a horse; it has the magical spirit of one, as if a Palaeolithic cave painting had ... «Almanac Weekly, Jul 15»
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Ise Grand Shrine, Japan. Picture: Yari Hotaka Source: Flickr
This complex series of caves, located in Northwestern France, is home to one of history's most famous examples of Palaeolithic cave paintings ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

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