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The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside Northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolithic | Alternative names | Epipaleolithic (for the Near East) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mesolithic | Dates | 20,000 to 10,000 BP (Middle East) 15,000–5,000 BP (Europe) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mesolithic | Followed by | Neolithic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mesolithic | Geographical range | Europe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mesolithic | Period | Middle of Stone Age | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mesolithic | Preceded by | Upper Paleolithic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ireland | instance of | a macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas | 0.80 | text |
| parts of Portugal | instance of | a macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas | 0.80 | text |
| the Isle of Man | instance of | a macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas | 0.80 | text |
| the Tyrrhenian Islands | instance of | a macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas | 0.80 | text |
| sedentism | instance of | Mesolithic adaptations | 0.80 | text |
| population size | instance of | Mesolithic adaptations | 0.80 | text |
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