- 史前时代 shǐqiánshídài prehistoryThe era of human history before the development of written records; prehistoric times.
- 史前史 shǐqiánshǐ prehistoryThe history of humanity before the development of written records, primarily studied through archaeological materials
- 史前人 shǐqiánrén prehistoric manprehistoric man; early humans who lived before recorded history
- 史前古器物 shǐqiángǔqìwù prehistoric artifactprehistoric or ancient artifact; object from a past era
- 史前期 shǐqiánqī prehistoric periodthe period of time before written history was recorded
