noun
- plural of paleolithic; periods, cultures, or artifacts from the Paleolithic Age, the earliest period of human history characterized by the use of stone tools
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the geological/archaeological period; technical/academic usage
Examples
- Archaeologists discovered several paleolithics in the cave, including hand axes and scrapers.
- The museum's collection of paleolithics spans over 100,000 years of human development.
- Early paleolithics show evidence of basic tool-making techniques.
- Researchers studied the paleolithics to understand how ancient humans adapted to their environment.
- The paleolithics from this site indicate a sophisticated hunting culture.