Meaning | The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word. |
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Synonym | prehistory |
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Parts | Bronze Age | (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons |
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Iron Age | (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age |
Stone Age | (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements |
ice age, glacial period, glacial epoch | Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
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Spanish | prehistoria |
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Catalan | prehistoria, prehistòria |
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