Eolithic
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E·o·lith·ic
(ē′ə-lĭth′ĭk)adj.
Of or relating to the postulated earliest period of human culture preceding the Lower Paleolithic. Not in scientific use.
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Eolithic
(ˌiːəʊˈlɪθɪk)adj
(Archaeology) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of the early part of the Stone Age, characterized by the use of crude stone tools
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Eolithic
Belonging to the earliest period of the Stone Age, during which primitive human beings began to use stone tools and weapons.
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| Noun | 1. | Eolithic - the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture Stone Age - (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements |
| Adj. | 1. | eolithic - of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths) |
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Eolithic
adj → eolithisch
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