单词 | palaeometallic |
释义 | > as lemmaspalaeometallic palaeometallic adj. Brit. /ˌpalɪə(ʊ)mᵻˈtalɪk/ , /ˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)mᵻˈtalɪk/ , U.S. /ˌpeɪlioʊməˈtælɪk/ Archaeology of or relating to the early part of the period characterized by a knowledge of metals, preceding the use of iron; of or relating to the Bronze Age.ΚΠ 1890 T. H. Huxley in 19th Cent. Nov. 770 The copper and early bronze stage—the ‘palæo-metallic’ stage, as it might be called. 1933 Amer. Anthropologist 35 96 The copper adze-like axe in the palæo-metallic epoch became widely distributed, penetrating from the Near East to Western Europe and Eastern Asia. 1997 P. Bellwood Prehist. Indo-Malaysian Archipelago ix. 275 The bulk of the Paleometallic sites in the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago overlap in date with the historical evidence for the earliest historical trading sites. < as lemmas |
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