palaeolithic
adjective
science
UK specialized (US paleolithic) uk
/ˌpæl.i.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ us
/ˌpeɪ.li.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/Meaning of palaeolithic in English
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The first approach is the study of cultural and natural processes responsible for the formation of palaeolithic sites within a specific region.
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Both factors also determine the research possibilities for formulating hypotheses on palaeolithic mobility strategies and on the role of these locations in regional settlement systems.
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Archaeological studies focusing on these networks have given valuable information on the distances, the direction and the character of mobility of palaeolithic groups.
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A good example would be the work on the social dimension of animal bones in palaeolithic as well as historical archaeology.
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The palaeolithic record includes truly immense spans of time during which there was no progress whatsoever.
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This puts severe limitations on the applicability of the method in regional palaeolithic research.
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But more common is its use as a heuristic device in palaeolithic studies on a regional level.
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This numeric extension of sites enlarges the representativity of the data and is a prerequisite for the implementation of more landscapeoriented approaches in palaeolithic research.
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His research interests in general are palaeolithic archaeology, art and the anthropology of hunters and gatherers.
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It is not surprising that palaeolithic archaeology is characterised by a dominance of ecological approaches.
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Loessic sediments contain the remains of an upper palaeolithic settlement.
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The emphasis in the study of palaeolithic societies is on the affordances and the limitations set by the environment.
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The body of the book is concerned with tracing the historical development of all societies from the palaeolithic to the present day.
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In an attempt to overcome the discrepancies in the kind of approach used in ethnoarchaeology and palaeolithic archaeology representatives of both disciplines have turned their attention to middle-range research.
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As has been demonstrated in this article, data on raw material transport provide valuable information on the distances, the direction and the character of mobility of palaeolithic groups.
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