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. Brian Redmond:

   The Heckelman site is unlike anything found in the lower Great Lakes of the United States, most contemporary sites in Ohio focused on burial ceremonies and the building of mounds. To find evidence of life celebrations is an unexpected and exciting discovery. It gives us surprising insights about these prehistoric Ohioans that lived nearly 2,300 years ago.

2. 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.

3. Xavier Jenkins:

   These prehistoric ecosystems are not as alien as once thought, and are... eerily familiar in composition to those of today.

4. 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.

5. Steve Feltham:

   I have to be honest. I just don’t think that Nessie is a prehistoric monster, what a lot of people have reported seeing would fit in with the description of the catfish with its long curved back.