About The Word Neolithic
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Neolithic
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What's The Definition Of Neolithic?
[adj] of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Neolithic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Neolithic: See Also | Neolithic In Webster's Dictionary \Ne`o*lith"ic\, a. [Neo- + -lith + -ic.] (Arch[ae]ol.
& Geol.)
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by
late remains in stone.
The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the
``Stone age;'' the human relics which belong to it are
associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct.
The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of
Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or
``crannogs,'' of the British Isles, belong to this era.
--Lubbock.
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