Synonyms for prehistoric
ˌpri hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-, ˌpri ɪ-pre·his·toric

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1. prehistoric, prehistoricaladjective

   belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

   "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

   Synonyms:
   prehistorical

   Antonyms:
   stylish, future, fashionable, present(a)

2. prehistoricadjective

   of or relating to times before written history

   "prehistoric archeology"

   Synonyms:
   prehistorical

   Antonyms:
   present(a), stylish, future, fashionable

3. prehistoricadjective

   no longer fashionable

   "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"

   Synonyms:
   prehistorical

   Antonyms:
   stylish, fashionable, future, present(a)

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1. List of paraphrases for "prehistoric":

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1. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

2. David Gibson:

   This time so much more has been preserved - we can actually see everyday life during the Bronze Age in the round, it's prehistoric archaeology in 3D with an unsurpassed finds assemblage in terms of range and quantity.

3. Ronit Lupu:

   This discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported, the grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community.

4. Rasmus Andreasen:

   In areas with farming, one should be very careful when using strontium isotopes to trace the origin and movement of prehistoric people.

5. Teresa Fernández-Crespo:

   The new analysis of the human skeletal remains from La Hoya reminds us very forcefully that the prehistoric past was not always the peaceful place it is sometimes made out to be.