| NOUN | time | prehistoric culture, prehistory | the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word |
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| Meaning | The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word. | |
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| Synonym | prehistory | |
| Parts | Bronze Age | (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons |
| 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 |
| Spanish | prehistoria | |
| Catalan | prehistoria, prehistòria | |
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