NEOLITHIC Definition & Meaning

Neolithic

[ nee-uh-lith-ik ]

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adjective

(sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
(usually lowercase) belonging to or remaining from an earlier era; outdated; passé.

Neolithic

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noun

the cultural period that lasted in SW Asia from about 9000 to 6000 bc and in Europe from about 4000 to 2400 bc and was characterized by primitive crop growing and stock rearing and the use of polished stone and flint tools and weapons

adjective

relating to this period

Neolithic

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The period of human culture that began around 10,000 years ago in the Middle East and later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming, the domestication of animals, the development of crafts such as pottery and weaving, and the making of polished stone tools. The Neolithic Period is generally considered to end for any particular region with the introduction of metalworking, writing, or other developments of urban civilization.
Also called New Stone Age
Compare Mesolithic

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Neolithic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; neo- + -lithic

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Combining the radiocarbon dates with archaeological information revealed that early Neolithic activity, including the digging of pits, took place around 3,650BC.

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Almost five millennia ago, hundreds of engraved, disc-shaped stones were deposited in a giant pit at the Neolithic Vasagård site on the small Danish island of Bornholm.

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Nestled within the valleys, hills and open fields of Wales, lies one of Western Europe's most remarkable collections of prehistoric Neolithic burial chambers.

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A research team led by the UAB has made exceptional discoveries on prehistoric archery from the early Neolithic period, 7,000 years ago.

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Considered by archaeologists as an “open museum,” the island possesses the highest density of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological sites in Europe.

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