Lower Palaeolithic

noun

1. the earliest of the three sections of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 3 million years ago and ending about 70 000 bc with the emergence of Neanderthal man

adjective

1. of or relating to this period

Example Sentences

It was found to contain rough stone tools from the Lower Palaeolithic period — about 3.3 million to 300,000 years ago — and the remains of an extinct species of giant deer, elephants, hippopotamus, rhinoceros and a macaque monkey.

From Seattle Times

They were among hundreds of young trainee archaeologists who come to work in the cave every year to study human ancestors during Lower Palaeolithic times.

From BBC

Together, they are the first direct evidence that hominins were eating plants in the Lower Palaeolithic period.

From Forbes

From controlled indoor fires to ancient toothpicks to changes in diet, Qesem Cave is yielding crucial information about the biology, ecology, and culture of people in the Lower Palaeolithic period.

From Forbes

Dental calculus reveals potential respiratory irritants and ingestion of essential plant-based nutrients at Lower Palaeolithic Qesem Cave, Israel.

From Forbes