Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone; the late stone age. Estimated as beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period is characterized by the beginnings of farming, the domestication of animals, and the manufacture of textiles and pottery.
the cultural period that lasted in southwestern Asia from about 9000 to 6000 b.C. and in Europe from about 4000 to 2400 b.C. and was characterized by primitive crop growing and stock rearing and the use of polished stone and flint tools and weapons
The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, is the last period of the Stone Age , when many innovations were introduced, including monument building, the first engineering projects, the use of pottery and, most importantly, the domestication of plants and animals so that hunter-gathering was no longer the only or perhaps even the main way of obtaining food. In Britain, the Neolithic lasted from around 4500 to 2300 BC, and many of the most famous ancient monuments, including the first phases of construction at Stonehenge and Avebury, date from this period. See also ages.
The New Stone Age; in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, it refers to prehistoric cultures using stone implements and characterized by settled agrarian pursuits.
Thought to have begun c. 9000-8000 B.C. The first society to live in settled communities, to domesticate animals, and to cultivate crops, the beginning of new skills of weaving, and building.
Last period of the Stone Age, a cultural period characterised by primitive farming and the use of polished stone and flint tools and weapons.
latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)
of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements"
The final stage of prehistoric cultural and technological evolution, usually dated from the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 years ago, to the rise of literate civilizations. Neolithic translates as, 'new tool', the term refers to new techniques of stone tool manufacture and use – and includes grinding, polishing and weaving. Common sub-divisions include 'Stone Age', 'Iron Age', 'Bronze Aage', 'Pre-Pottery' and 'Pottery'.
Period when settled farming superseded nomadic life, from around 4500 BC to 2200 BC
A time period covering the years from about 3,200BC to 1,800 BC. Neolithic literally means 'New Stone Age' and lies between the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and the Bronze Age. In Europe the Neolithic is characterised by the advent of farming. This led to a more settled way of life with permanent villages and the building of stone monuments such as stone circles and chambered tombs.
"New Stone Age," coined to describe techniques of grinding and polishing stone tools; the first cultural period in a region in which the first signs of domestication are present.
The Stone Age period following the advent of agriculture.
This refers to the new stone age. This began around 4500 B.C. and lasted for about 2000 years.
'New Stone Age' characterised by the development of agriculture and hence an increasing emphasis on sedentism.
The time at which people domesticated plants and animals. Earliest is 8,000 B.C. in the Near East.
Of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 B.C. in the Middle East and later elsewhere, characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements.
the New Stone Age (c. 4000 - 1800 BC).
3500-2000 BC. In this period farming begins and develops, and trees are cleared for fields. Permanent homes and communities developed, and pottery was used for the first time. Groups of people used burial and ceremonial sites, and trade networks.
Related to or dating from the latest period of the Stone Age, characterized by polished stone implements.
The “New Stone Age.†In the past, Neolithic was defined on the basis of the appearance of ground-stone tools as opposed to chipped-stone tools. Today, Neolithic refers to the period after 12,000 years ago when food producing through the domestication of plants and animals replaced foraging as the dominant mode of subsistence.
Period when settled farming superseded nomadic life, from around 4500 BCE to 2200 BCE
designations for period in human prehistory. Lithos= stone; paleo= old; meso= middle; neo= new
The NeolithicThe name was invented by Sir John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system. The term is more commonly used in the Old World, as its application to cultures in the Americas and Oceania that did not fully develop metal-working technology raises problems. The term "Neolithic" thus does not refer to a specific chronological period, but rather to a suite of behavioural and cultural characteristics including the use of (both wild and domestic) crops and the use of domesticated animals.