New Stone Age

American

noun

the Neolithic period.

New Stone Age British

noun

(not now in technical use) another term for Neolithic

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New Stone Age Scientific

See Neolithic

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A student taking part in his first-ever archaeological dig, for example, recently discovered an incredible ax dating back to the 'New Stone Age' at Talsarn in Wales.

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A student in Wales who was taking part in his first ever archaeological dig recently discovered an incredible ax dating back to the 'New Stone Age.'

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A student taking part in his first ever archaeological dig has discovered an incredible ax dating back to the 'New Stone Age.'

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New Stone Age paintings have been found on a rock face by a sprawling lake system in eastern Finland.

From BBC

Previous archaeological finds have offered tantalising clues that humans made cheese in the New Stone Age.

From BBC

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