Neolithic age

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• Neolithic Age — noun latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere) • Syn: ↑Neolithic, ↑New Stone Age • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Neolithic — An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. Neolithic stone implements are by definition polished and except for specialty items not chipped. The Neolithic …   Wikipedia

• Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes — Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) * UNESCO World Heritage Site Section of mines at Spiennes Country …   Wikipedia

• Neolithic — 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 late stone age. Estimated as beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Neolithic — [nē΄ō lith′ik, nē΄əlith′ik] adj. [ NEO + LITHIC] [sometimes n ] designating or of an Old World cultural period (8000? 3500? B.C.) characterized by polished stone tools, pottery, weaving, stock rearing, agriculture, and sometimes megaliths the… …   English World dictionary

• Age — ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Age of a tide — Age Age ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neolithic — (adj.) pertaining to the later Stone Age, 1865, coined by John Lubbock, later Baron Avebury, (1834 1913) from NEO (Cf. neo ) + LITH (Cf. lith) stone …   Etymology dictionary

• Neolithic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. ORIGIN from NEO (Cf. ↑neo ) + Greek lithos stone …   English terms dictionary

• Neolithic Europe — Map showing the Neolithic expansions from the 7th to the 5th millennium BC, including the Cardium Culture in blue …   Wikipedia

• Neolithic British Isles — The Neolithic site of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, southern England, is one example of the large ceremonial monuments constructed across the British Isles in this period. The Neolithic British Isles refers to the period of British, Irish and Manx… …   Wikipedia