...neolithic culture.
...the monument was Stone Age or Neolithic.
English dictionary. 2008.
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
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 — (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 — 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 — Ne|o|lith|ic neolithic [ˌni:əˈlıθık] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: neo + Greek lithos stone ] relating to the last period of the ↑Stone Age, about 10,000 years ago, when people began to live together in small groups and make stone tools and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Neolithic — /niəˈlɪθɪk / (say neeuh lithik) noun Also, Neolithic Period. 1. the later Stone Age or New Stone Age, characterised by well finished polished implements of flint and other stone; it includes the Holocene (or Recent) Epoch of the post glacial… …
neolithic — adjective hopelessly outdated What am I supposed to do with this neolithic piece of machinery? … Wiktionary
Neolithic — “New Stone Age,” a period assigned in Europe to the development of agriculture or the Agricultural Revolution, although hunter gatherer activity endured well into the period, and it is misleading to characterize a people’s culture based on… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Neolithic — Ne|o|lith|ic [ ,niə lıθık ] adjective the Neolithic period of history began around 10,000 b.c., when humans began to make stone tools, grow their food, and live in permanent communities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
