prehistoric
/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/ adjective B2- Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
- Ancient; very old, outdated, etc.
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Prehistoric man lived thickly on the moor, and as no one in particular has lived there since, we find all his little arrangements exactly as he left them.
When you are once out upon its bosom you have left all traces of modern England behind you, but, on the other hand, you are conscious everywhere of the homes and the work of the prehistoric people.
He has been excavating a barrow at Long Down and has got a prehistoric skull which fills him with great joy.
They were the only signs of human life which I could see, save only those prehistoric huts which lay thickly upon the slopes of the hills.
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