adjective
- of, relating to, or existing in a period or society before the development of agriculture
Usage: academic; historical
Examples
- Preagricultural societies relied primarily on hunting and gathering for food.
- Archaeologists study preagricultural settlements to understand early human behavior.
- The transition from preagricultural to agricultural lifestyles marked a major shift in human civilization.
- Preagricultural peoples developed sophisticated tools for hunting and fishing.
- Evidence of preagricultural trade networks has been discovered in recent excavations.