caveman
Prehistoric rock resident
A caveman is a prehistoric human imagined as living in caves during the Stone Age—primitive, club-wielding, and draped in animal skins.
The image is more cartoon than anthropology.
Figuratively, caveman describes crude masculine behavior: His caveman approach to dating wasn't winning anyone over.
A caveman can also be someone hopelessly behind the times technologically.
Pre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- fireCombustion with flames
- shelterProtected place or structure
tools · spear · flint · skins · furs · tribe · clan · nomadic
Organization with membership
- loinclothWrapped groin covering
- gruntLow guttural sound
- dragResistance through fluid
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
knuckle-dragging · unsophisticated · primitive · uncivilized · barbaric · crude · oafish · Fred Flintstone
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- Stone AgeEra of knapped tools
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
prehistory · archaeology · fossils · artifacts · excavation · carbon dating · flint tools · handaxe
Extinct archaic human species
- Cro-MagnonEarly modern European human
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- Homo sapiensScientific name for humans
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
Lucy · hominin · Ardipithecus · ancestor · forebear · evolution · bipedal · cranium
Crudely ill-mannered
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
- churlishIll-mannered and rude
- coarseRough in texture
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
crude · gruff · ill-mannered · loutish · oafish · rude · uncivilized · uncultured
Small scenic cavern
- rock shelterOverhanging cliff refuge
- dwellingPlace of residence
- torchHandheld burning light source
- firepitContained outdoor burning area
hearth · Lascaux · Altamira · stalagmite · stalactite · entrance · overhang · den
hunter-gatherer
Pre-farming subsistence lifestyle
shelter · tools · spear · flint · skins · furs · tribe · clan · nomadic · tracking
club
Organization with membership
brutish · knuckle-dragging · unsophisticated · primitive · uncivilized · barbaric · crude · oafish · Fred Flintstone · Barney Rubble
Paleolithic
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- Stone AgeEra of knapped tools
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
prehistoric · prehistory · archaeology · fossils · artifacts · excavation · carbon dating · flint tools · handaxe · megafauna
Neanderthal
Extinct archaic human species
- Cro-MagnonEarly modern European human
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- Homo sapiensScientific name for humans
Australopithecus · Lucy · hominin · Ardipithecus · ancestor · forebear · evolution · bipedal · cranium · skull
boorish
Crudely ill-mannered
crass · crude · gruff · ill-mannered · loutish · oafish · rude · uncivilized · uncultured · unrefined
grotto
Small scenic cavern
- rock shelterOverhanging cliff refuge
- dwellingPlace of residence
- torchHandheld burning light source
firepit · hearth · Lascaux · Altamira · stalagmite · stalactite · entrance · overhang · den · campsite
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, paleolithic, Bronze Age
- prehistoric humansNeanderthal, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon, Cro-Magnons, Homo erectus
- Early HumansNeanderthal, Cro-Magnon, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus
- machomachismo, alpha male, tough guy, bravado, testosterone
- primeval settingsancient forest, old growth, prehistoric era, dawn of time, early earth
- Trick Movesollie, kickflip, heelflip, 360 flip, backflip
cavemanmodern human
Present-day Homo sapiens
futurist · astronaut · cyborg · posthuman · technocrat
cavemansophisticate
Worldly, cultured person
gentleman · aesthete · intellectual · dandy · metrosexual
cavemanfeminine
Pertaining to women
lady · gentlewoman · cavewoman · sophisticate