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Neolithic
[ nee-uh-lith-ik ]
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- (usually lowercase) belonging to or remaining from an earlier era; outdated; passé.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
/ ˌniːəʊˈlɪθɪk /
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
/ nē′ə-lĭth′ĭk /
- 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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- prene·o·lithic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Neolithic1
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Example Sentences
Neolithic humans lived in the caves pocking its slopes, and by around 1400 BCE a fortified palace was built atop the Acropolis.
There is no occasion to speak here of the many remains of neolithic man that have been exhumed.
During the Neolithic and Bronze Ages we can dimly trace further immigrations.
Even the influence of Neolithic intellectual life still remains.
The fossils of the times between the Glacial period and the Neolithic period indicate variations of climatic conditions.
Of course, its appearance among the aborigines of America, we can imagine, must have been within the Neolithic period.
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