Meaning & use
Neolithic
Relating to the last part of the Stone Age, when humans began farming and using polished stone tools.
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Archaeologists discovered Neolithic pottery fragments buried beneath the ancient settlement.
The Neolithic period saw the rise of permanent farming villages across Europe and Asia.
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Neolithic follows the Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age, and is generally dated from around ten thousand to forty-five hundred years ago, though dates vary by region.
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