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Mesolithic

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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Alternative names
Epipaleolithic (for the Near East)
Dates
20,000 to 10,000 BP (Middle East) 15,000–5,000 BP (Europe)
Followed by
Neolithic
Geographical range
Europe
Period
Middle of Stone Age
Preceded by
Upper Paleolithic

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related to Ceramic Mesolithic · 33
Mesolithic → Although, BC, China, Denmark, Dnieper-Donets, Eastern Baltic, Ellerbek, Ertebølle, Europe, European, However, It, Its, Lake Baikal, Last Glacial Period, Late Glacial Maximum, Low Countries, Many, Narva, Neolithic
related to Europe · 25
Mesolithic → Azilian, BP, Europe, For, Franco-Cantabrian, Holocene, However, In, Ireland, Isle, IV, Maglemosian, Man, Mesolithic's, Mode, Modes, Neolithic, One, Paleolithic, Portugal
related to Art · 23
Mesolithic → Britain, Clothing, Europe, Finland, Huittinen, Iberian Mediterranean Basin, It, Moros, Natufian, Neolithic, Now, Paleolithic, Palestine, Roca, Shigir Idol, Star Carr, The, The Ain Sakhri, The Elk's Head, The Rock
related to Terminology · 16
Mesolithic → Azilian Culture, British, Edouard Piette, Epipaleolithic, European, Gabriel, Hodder Westropp, John Evans, John Lubbock, Knut Stjerna, Mortillet, Neolithic, Paleolithic, Pre-historic Times, The, Westropp's
related to Outside Europe · 9
Mesolithic → BP, China, Chinese, Early Neolithic, In, India, Neolithic, Paleolithic, While
see also · 5
Mesolithic → Caucasus, Dryas, Hunter-GathererScandinavian Hunter-GathererWestern Hunter-GathererAnatolian, PrehistoryList, Stone Age
related to External links · 3
Mesolithic → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Alternative names · 1
Mesolithic → Epipaleolithic (for the Near East)
Dates · 1
Mesolithic → 20,000 to 10,000 BP (Middle East) 15,000–5,000 BP (Europe)
Followed by · 1
Mesolithic → Neolithic

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neolithic europe period paleolithic used 000 term hunter-gatherer east cultures sites pottery epipaleolithic stone bp years ago northern culture use

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MesolithicAlternative namesEpipaleolithic (for the Near East)1.00infobox
MesolithicDates20,000 to 10,000 BP (Middle East) 15,000–5,000 BP (Europe)1.00infobox
MesolithicFollowed byNeolithic1.00infobox
MesolithicGeographical rangeEurope1.00infobox
MesolithicPeriodMiddle of Stone Age1.00infobox
MesolithicPreceded byUpper Paleolithic1.00infobox
Irelandinstance ofa macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas0.80text
parts of Portugalinstance ofa macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas0.80text
the Isle of Maninstance ofa macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas0.80text
the Tyrrhenian Islandsinstance ofa macrolithic technology was used in the Mesolithic in some areas0.80text
sedentisminstance ofMesolithic adaptations0.80text
population sizeinstance ofMesolithic adaptations0.80text

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