archaic
noun
°A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period ("Paleo-Indian", "Paleo-American", "American-paleolithic", etc.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period ("Woodland", etc.).
adjective
°Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
°(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.