Mesolithic
- noun
- /ˌmɛzəˈlɪθɪk/
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mesolítico
- Prior to his work on isotope analysis, he focused on the Northern European Mesolithic, and Price still goes on summer digs in Denmark, where he has been working for many years on hunter-gatherer sites.
The Paleolithic, which means old rocks and the Neolithic which means new rocks and the Mesolithic which means medium rocks.
- The Paleolithic, which means old rocks and the Neolithic which means new rocks and the Mesolithic which means medium rocks.
Examples
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Ferguson invokes the oft-mentioned point that there is little generally accepted evidence for fighting before the Mesolithic.
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The Mesolithic period was characterized by the development of fishing and hunting tools, which improved the lifestyle of early humans.
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The Paleolithic, which means old rocks and the Neolithic which means new rocks and the Mesolithic which means medium rocks.
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Based on flint fragments embedded in the clay, a Danish specialist dated the site to the late Mesolithic, around 8,500 years ago.
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Archaeologists have discovered artifacts from the Mesolithic that provide insights into the lives of prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
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During the Mesolithic, humans began to settle in semi-permanent communities, leading to changes in their social structures.
Synonyms
The middle part of the Stone Age when people used small stone tools and began to live in one place
A period of the Stone Age about 15,000 years ago when people began to live more in one place
Compounds
The middle part of the Stone Age when people used small stone tools and began to live in one place
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mesolithic comes from the parts meso- meaning 'middle' and lithos meaning 'stone', the same idea as the English word 'stone'. So Mesolithic is the 'middle stone' age, the period between the older Paleolithic and the later Neolithic.