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neolithic

neolithic

8 8.9
Relating to the later part of the Stone Age when people used polished stone tools and began farming
  • adjective
  • /niˈɑːlɪθɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neolítico
  • There is little evidence of Neolithic imagery in the mobiliary art of the Uralic peoples.
  • Neolithic period
  • Neolithic site
  • Neolithic people

The name of this culture is called the PPNA Pre Pottery Neolithic A because there's APPNB pre Pottery Neolithic A.

Examples

  • Pottery found at the site shows the characteristic stroke decoration of Neolithic farming culture in Central Europe.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Archaeologists have uncovered a small Neolithic village dating to 4000 B.C. near today's airport.

    Academic text (2011)

  • There is no evidence of social hierarchy prior to this period, in the Neolithic, or Stone Age.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Any smaller remains, such as those from Neolithic times, are likely to go unnoticed.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Ideas about why Stonehenge was built need to account for Neolithic politics.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In fact, archaeologists have found such remains from as long ago as Neolithic times.

    Academic text (1995)

  • But he does agree that it was a sanctuary of profound significance in the Neolithic world.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A mile away is Silbury Hill, the largest Neolithic earthen formation in the world.

    Academic text (2003)

  • As agriculture transformed their way of life, newly sedentary Neolithic people ceased to make the pilgrimage.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Archaeologists have uncovered a small neolithic village dating to 4000 B.C. near today's airport.

Compounds

Neolithic Age
5.4

A time when people begin to farm and make polished stone tools

Surface Forms

neolithic positive

Morphology

neolithic = neo + lith + ic

Built from Greek combining forms neo- ('new') + -lith- ('stone') + -ic; the meaning 'New Stone Age' is reconstructible for learners familiar with 'neo-' or 'stone', but the combining form 'lith-' is not a standalone English word, reducing full transparency.

Etymology

The word neolithic comes from Greek parts neo- 'new' and -lithic 'stone', so it literally means 'new stone' and refers to the later Stone Age when people used polished stone tools and began farming.