Definition
旧石器 refers to Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) tools, typically chipped or flaked stone implements made by early humans. In Chinese archaeology and history contexts, you'll see it in the compound 旧石器时代 (jiù shí qì shídài, 'Paleolithic era'). The term specifies age (旧 'old') as opposed to 新石器时代 (Neolithic era). It's a concrete noun — an artifact category, not a tool with a modern function.
n.
Paleolithic stone tool(archaeology) Old Stone Age implement
Examples
- 旧石器。Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zài hé biān fāxiàn le xǔduō jiù dàn.Archaeologists discovered many Paleolithic stone tools by the river.
- 旧石器。Zhèxiē jiù dàn shì rénlèi zǎoqī wénmíng de zhòngyào zhèngjù.These Old Stone Age tools are important evidence of early human civilization.
- 旧石器。Tā zhuānzhù yánjiū Zhōngguó běifāng de jiù dàn wénhuà.He focuses on studying the Paleolithic tool culture of northern China.
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