Palaeolithic man

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noun

1. any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic

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Palaeolithic man

As to the flint implements of Palaeolithic man in the high terraced gravels throughout the Thames Valley, associated with bones of the mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, etc., see Brown, p.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

Palaeolithic man appeared in Europe with the arctic mammalia, lived in Europe with them, and in all human probability retreated to the north-east along with them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Palaeolithic man did his usual sporting sketches on shells, and there was a vast and varied art of designing on shells among the pre-Columbian natives of North America.

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew

No satisfactory evidence has been produced that Palaeolithic man occupied Cornwall, but the traces of Neolithic man at the stage when he became acquainted with the use of bronze are abundant.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

One very important point also is the recognition of the affinities of certain types of Palaeolithic man to the Eskimo, the Australians, and the Bushmen of South Africa.

From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir