designating or of an Old World cultural period (c. 2 million-c. 10,000 ) before the Mesolithic, characterized by the use of flint, stone, and bone tools, hunting, fishing, and the gathering of plant foods
See Paleolithic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pāˌlē-ə-lĭthˈĭk)
adjective
Of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning with the earliest chipped stone tools, about 750,000 years ago, until the beginning of the Mesolithic Period, about 15,000 years ago.
noun
The Paleolithic Period. Also called Old Stone Age. See Usage Note at Three Age system.