旧石器 (jiù shí qì) — Paleolithic stone tool; (archaeology) Old Stone Age implement
Definition
Refers to the stone tools of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), not the time period itself. Pairs with 时代 when talking about the era; stands alone when the tool is the topic.
noun
Paleolithic stone tool(archaeology) Old Stone Age implement
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 旧石器。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài hé biān fā xiàn le xǔ duō jiù shí qì.Archaeologists discovered many Paleolithic stone tools by the river.
- 旧石器。Zhè xiē jiù shí qì shì rén lèi zǎo qī wén míng de zhòng yào zhèng jù.These Old Stone Age tools are important evidence of early human civilization.
- 旧石器。Tā zhuān zhù yán jiū zhōng guó běi fāng de jiù shí qì wén huà.He focuses on studying the Paleolithic tool culture of northern China.
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