pre-dating
Existing earlier than
Pre-dating means existing or occurring before something else in time: Evidence of settlement pre-dating the Roman conquest.
It also refers to the practice of putting an earlier date on a document than when it was actually written or signed: He was accused of pre-dating the contract to avoid penalties.
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- precedingComing before in order
- priorExisting before another
earlier · before · previous · older · ancient · prehistoric · ancestral · primordial
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
Stone Age · prehistoric · fossils · stratigraphy · primordial · antiquity · Pangea · Gondwana
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- remainsContinues in place
settlements · burials · pottery · tools · ceramics · site · trench · survey
Predecessor in lineage
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- originatorOne who initiates
genesis · embryonic · germinal · incipient · extinct · fossilized · mammoth · dinosaur
precursor
Something that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- precedingComing before in order
prior · earlier · before · previous · older · ancient · prehistoric · ancestral · primordial · came before
Paleolithic
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
Iron Age · Stone Age · prehistoric · fossils · stratigraphy · primordial · antiquity · Pangea · Gondwana · deep time
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
remains · settlements · burials · pottery · tools · ceramics · site · trench · survey · radiocarbon
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
originator · genesis · embryonic · germinal · incipient · extinct · fossilized · mammoth · dinosaur · trilobite
pre-datingfollowing
Coming after another
succeeding · coming after · ensuing · trailing · postdating