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New Stone Age

American  

noun

  1. the Neolithic period.


New Stone Age British  

noun

  1. (not now in technical use) another term for Neolithic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

New Stone Age Scientific  
  1. See Neolithic


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Whether we march together toward the Trans-human Singularity, or backwards to a New Stone Age, wood fires will come with us.

From Time Jan. 30, 2013

The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Age, began about 8000 B.C. and ended as early as 3000 B.C. in some areas.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

During the New Stone Age, farming peoples worshiped the many gods and goddesses who they believed had power over the rain, wind, and other forces of nature.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Today it seems certain that megalithic men of the New Stone Age migrated to Britain around the time Stonehenge was built.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would be supremely interesting to trace the evolution of human industries and ideas during the few tens of thousands of years of the New Stone Age.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph

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