The word prehistoric means

- доисторический
- ирон. очень старый; старомодный

prehistoric(al) joke — избитая шутка 
a bottle of prehistoric(al) port — бутылка выдержанного портвейна 

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The caves contained many prehistoric artifacts. 

Пещеры содержали множество доисторических артефактов.

Prehistoric peoples settled the area and began to cultivate the land. 

Доисторические народы заселили эту область и начали возделывать землю.

My mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes. 

У моей матери старомодные представления о том, что значит «прилично одеваться».

Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. 

Рыбы произошли от доисторических морских существ.

It’s a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species. 

Это правдоподобное объяснение гибели этих доисторических животных.

The museum’s collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times. 

Коллекция музея включает артефакты, относящиеся к доисторическому времени.

Will these finds furnish more information on prehistoric man? 

Предоставят ли эти находки больше информации о доисторическом человеке?

How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric? 

Как бы вы классифицировали эти глиняные черепки — они что, доисторические?

In anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans. 

С точки зрения анатомического строения, первобытный человек демонстрирует близкое сходство с современными людьми.

Paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desert. 

Недавно палеоантропологи нашли данный череп доисторического человека в отдаленном районе этой пустыни.

Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.  

His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.  

…humbugged into believing that the bones were the skeleton of a prehistoric human being…  

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  prehistoric [ˏpri:hɪˊstɒrɪk]

  a

  доистори́ческий

  Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > prehistoric

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  Персональный Сократ > prehistoric

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  Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > prehistoric

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  [͵pri:hıʹstɔ:rık,-{͵pri:hıʹstɔ:rık}(ə)l]

  1) доисторический

  2)

  очень старый; старомодный

  НБАРС > prehistoric

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  [ˌpriːhɪ’stɔrɪk]

  прил.

  2)

  шутл.

  древний, старомодный

  Англо-русский современный словарь > prehistoric

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  Англо-русский синонимический словарь > prehistoric

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  Синонимический ряд:

  primeval (adj.) ancient; antediluvian; antiquated; antique; archaic; forgotten; fossilized; immemorial; old; primal; primeval; primitive; superannuated

  English-Russian base dictionary > prehistoric

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  Англо-русский технический словарь > prehistoric

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  [`priːhɪs`tɔrɪk]

  доисторический; старомодный

  Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > prehistoric

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  prehistoric
  
  

  adjective

  доисторический

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  1 (a) доисторический; старомодный

  2 (n) очень старый

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  доисторический; старомодный

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  [pre·his·tor·ic || ‚prɪhɪ’stɑrɪk(l),-‘stɔr-]
  доисторический

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  доисторический; шутл. перен. старомодный

  Новый англо-русский словарь > prehistoric

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  Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > prehistoric

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  prehistoric
  
  

  доисторический

  English-Russian dictionary of geology > prehistoric

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   adj.

  prědhistoričny · предхисторичны

  Dictionary English-Interslavic > prehistoric

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  prehistoric prehistorical
  
  

  prehistoric, prehistorical
  1> доисторический
  2> _ирон. очень старый, старомодный
  _Ex:
  prehistoric, prehistorical joke избитая шутка
  _Ex:
  a bottle of prehistoric, prehistorical port бутылка
  выдержанного портвейна

  НБАРС > prehistoric prehistorical

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  prehistoric inhabitants
  
  

  доисторические обитатели

  The archaeological evidence shows that the natural history of Amazonia is to a surprising extent tied to the activities of its prehistoric inhabitants.

  Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > prehistoric inhabitants

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  prehistoric, prehistorical
  
  

  Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > prehistoric, prehistorical

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  prehistoric animals
  
  

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > prehistoric animals

Table of Contents

1. What is the suffix for prehistoric?
2. What does prehistoric spell?
3. What is prehistoric in a sentence?
4. What is an example of prehistoric?
5. What is a prehistoric animal?
6. What is the name of a prehistoric bird?
7. What is the meaning of prehistoric art?
8. What are the two basic styles of prehistoric art?
9. What are the three periods of prehistoric art?
10. What was the main subject of prehistoric paintings?
11. What are the central themes of prehistoric art?
12. Why did cavemen draw animals?
13. What are the three basic themes presented in the cave paintings?
14. How did people of prehistoric times select themes for their paintings?
15. What was the surface of prehistoric painting?
16. What was the era before the Neolithic Age?
17. Who built Bhimbetka caves?
18. Which is the oldest cave in the world?
19. Why is it called the Bhimbetka caves?
20. Why is it called bhimbetka?
21. What is bhimbetka famous for?
22. What was the surface of Bhimbetka caves?
23. Who discovered Pachmarhi?

What does a prehistoric do?

The study of prehistoric employs a variety of disciplines in social and natural sciences. The principal method used for research is archaeology. Despite the absence of records, the ancient man left behind artifacts such as tools, weapons, and other items invaluable to his day to day life.

What is prehistoric function?

In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very late geological history, and generally continuing until that culture either develops writing or other methods of record-keeping, or makes significant contact with another culture that has, and …

Which prehistoric age came first?

The earliest and longest period of the Stone Age is called the Paleolithic Age. This comes from the Greek word Palaios, meaning «long ago» or «old,» and lithos, meaning «stone» — put together, Paleolithic Age means Old Stone Age. This may have been what early human ancestors looked like over three million years ago.

What is the difference between prehistoric and historic age?

Scholars define prehistory as events that occurred before the existence of written records in a given culture or society. History refers to the time period after the invention of written records in a given culture or society.

What are the three ages of early human history?

Early human history can be divided into three ages: stone, bronze, and iron. Note that the dating of these ages is very approximate.

Who is prehistoric man?

The old stone age, or Palaeolithic period, began with Homo habilis. Some 1.75 million years ago, a new species appeared. This Homo erectus (upright man), who spread from Africa as far as Europe and Asia.

What is prehistoric in a sentence?

The cave contained evidences of prehistoric settlement. 3. Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. … They have found prehistoric remains.

Is prehistoric kingdom free?

Prehistoric Kingdom is the latest game to pick up this suddenly popular torch. It’s currently on Kickstarter, with developer Shadow Raven Studios asking for $55,000. … That said, Prehistoric Kingdom’s biggest distinguishing quality is that you can play it for free right now.

Why is it called prehistoric?

Since pre means «before,» and history is the record of human events, prehistory refers to the time before human civilization developed and started writing things down. Scientists often speculate about what happened in prehistory, which is also known as prehistoric times.

What is prehistoric culture?

1. prehistoric culture — the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word. prehistory. period, period of time, time period — an amount of time; «a time period of 30 years»; «hastened the period of time of his recovery»; «Picasso’s blue period»

Why do we call it prehistoric periods?

The term «prehistory» can refer to the vast span of time since the beginning of the Universe or the Earth, but more often it refers to the period since life appeared on Earth, or even more specifically to the time since human-like beings appeared.

What is the first recorded event in history?

What is prehistoric and historic period?

The study of the time period preceding history is called prehistory. History is the study of the past starting from the time period when the writing system was introduced and written records were maintained. Prehistory is the study of the past, even before writing was invented and written records were maintained.

How far back in history do we know?

The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script, with the oldest coherent texts from about 2600 BC.

How long did cavemen live?

First and foremost is that while Paleolithic-era humans may have been fit and trim, their average life expectancy was in the neighborhood of 35 years. The standard response to this is that average life expectancy fluctuated throughout history, and after the advent of farming was sometimes even lower than 35.

Which came first Stone Age or Ice Age?

The Ice Age just barely edges out the Stone Age for the first development, since the beginning of long-term cooling and glaciation preceded the first…

What are prehistoric characteristics?

Answer: The characteristics of prehistoric art would vary acccouding to culture, beliefs, and the individual artist. The characteristics would be in the materials used, it being charcoal, ash, pigment, or carvings in stone or wood.

What is the characteristic of prehistoric era?

It is characterized by more advanced hunter-gathering, fishing and rudimentary forms of cultivation. This era is characterized by farming, domestication of animals, settled communities and the emergence of important ancient civilizations (eg. Sumerian, Egyptian). Portable art and monumental architecture dominate.

What is the main function of prehistoric art to our future?

Also, prehistoric art provided an opportunity for the artist to reveal what was important to him, his society and his culture. For example, the crowned figure on the Cemmo 3 Boulder, is believed to symbolize a solar god whom the cave men revered. Therefore, the artist used his artwork as a commemoration to the god.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire.

I am quite prehistoric, absolutely prehistoric.

Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.

My feet are like something from another age — prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

I have always been fascinated by paleontology and prehistoric people, and I’ve always thought that one of the most intriguing moments in human history was the birth of artistic imagination. I always loved those cave paintings.

There is tragic evidence to show that the paintings at the French prehistoric art sites are deteriorating.

The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose.

I have long been interested in landscape history, and when younger and more robust I used to do much tramping of the English landscape in search of ancient field systems, drove roads, indications of prehistoric settlement.

Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.

Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.

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Prehistoric Mesoamerica

An up-to-date overview of Mesoamerican cultures from early prehistoric times through the fall of the Aztec Empire, Prehistoric Mesoamerica, Third Edition will be useful and appealing to readers interested in Mesoamerican art, society, …

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Prehistoric Europe: Theory and Practice

This title provides an overview of the wide-ranging contemporary debates in the study of European prehistory. It features essays by some of the most dynamic researchers and leading European scholars in the field today.

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Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia

Looks at prehistoric meeting houses and residences in Palau, the Yap Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, and the Mariana islands and discusses how they were made

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The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific

This book, now in paperback, represents a major advance in knowledge of the settlement of the Pacific. Geoffrey Irwin uses an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of prehistoric navigation.

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Prehistoric Painting Of Bhimbetka

In His Foreword To This Monumental Work Professor H.D. Sankalia Says: This Work Is Unique Because For The First Time Prehistoric Indian Paintings Are Evaluated By A Scholar Who Is Artist By Nature And Training And A Trained Prehistorian, …

Experience a story 3.8 billion years in the making, with this unparalleled visual guide to prehistoric life.

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Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives on Insular East Asia

An illustrated introduction to the prehistory of Japan, treated in its own right and not as a minor part of East Asia in general.

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Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia

This volume traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare’s most-loved and most-performed comedies. The essay focus on such modern concerns as feminism, deconstruction, textual theory, and queer theory.

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Prehistoric Origami: Dinosaurs and Other Creatures

Over 1,200 clearly outlined folding instructions show how to create 20 paper models of world’s most celebrated extinct animals as well as a mountain, volcano, dinosaur egg, and a prehistoric tree.

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Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the …

This pioneering work revises our notions of the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East.

Prehistoric Chinese Village Yields Mass Grave; Probably Victims of …

Scientists have found almost 100 prehistoric bodies buried in a mass grave. The findings at Hamin Mangha are consistent with other prehistoric … «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»

Prehistoric fortress island discovered on English-Welsh border

This is surely one of the most stunning of prehistoric discoveries. An exceptional feature is that the construction was based on three massive … «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»

Rochester County Fair to have prehistoric theme

Rochester — This year’s Rochester Country Fair will be held Thursday, Aug. 13 to Sunday, Aug. 16 at 65 Pine St., and it will have a prehistoric … «Sippican Week, Jul 15»

Monique Keiran: Prehistoric sea sponges survive in B.C.

In recent decades, species of sponges thought to have gone extinct 100 million years ago have been found in B.C.’s coastal waters. They not … «Times Colonist, Jul 15»

In Argentina, a national park offers prehistoric voyage

The vistas, which evoke a prehistoric landscape, are the result of tectonic plate shifts coupled with water and wind erosion, and the extreme … «GlobalPost, Jul 15»

Prehistoric remains reburied; quarry project expected to go on

The Singleton Stone Quarry site in south Lake County is where archaeologists have studied human remains believed to be a prehistoric … «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

Prehistoric beasts’ untimely death

Rapid spells of global warming similar to the one occurring now were chiefly to blame for killing off large prehistoric beasts such as the woolly … «Times of Malta, Jul 15»

Fossil shows prehistoric snake had four feet

The oldest snake fossil on record looks almost like a modern snake, except for one glaring difference: It has four feet, each with five digits, … «CBS News, Jul 15»

Nature Notes: Prehistoric birds at the marshes

Swimming pelicans have their black feathers hidden, but their large heads and ponderous bills give them a distinctly prehistoric look. This is … «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»

Prehistoric fossil found by young hikers

A group of young hikers discovered a fossil from thousands of years ago. They’re called the Bobcat explorers of the Wilderness Park Nature Camp. All of them … «KLKN, Jul 15»

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