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Neolithic

The Neolithic (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone'), or New Stone Age, is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC). It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts of the world. This…

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Dates
c. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC
Followed by
Chalcolithic
Period
Final period of Stone Age
Preceded by
Mesolithic, Epipalaeolithic

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related to Europe · 25
Neolithic → Albania, Among, Anatolia, Anthropomorphic, Balkans, BC, Central Europe, Cris, Europe, In, La Hoguette, Linearbandkeramik, Middle East, Most, Northwest Europe, Recent, Sesklo, Shan Winn, Starčevo-Körös, The Vinča
related to External links · 22
Neolithic → Affonso, April, Archived, Embracing Stone Age Couple, Encyclopædia Britannica, Europe, Feb, Found, Greek Cave, Internet Archaeology, John, Man, National Geographic SocietyMcNamara, Neolithic Period, Nevali, Nick, Pernicka, Pre-Pottery Neolithic Clay Figurines, Rare, Retrieved
related to Sub-Saharan Africa · 19
Neolithic → Africa, Africa's, African, Afroasiatic-speaking, Archaeological, East Africa, In, Later Stone Age, Pastoral Neolithic, Rift Valley, Sahara, South Cushitic, SPN, Stone Bowl Culture, The, The Pastoral Neolithic, The Savanna Pastoral Neolithic, They, Through
related to Shelter and sedentism · 18
Neolithic → Age, Alpine, At, Attersee, Clay, In, Ljubljana Marsh, Mondsee, Paleolithic, Pianura Padana, Remains, Slovenia, Stilt-house, Terramare, The, This, Upper Austria, Upper Paleolithic
related to The Americas · 18
Neolithic → AD, Africa, Archaic Era, Asia, BC, During, Early Neolithic, Europe, Formative, In, In Mesoamerica, Neolithic Revolution, North America, Paleo-Indian, South America, The Formative, These, United States
related to Social organization · 17
Neolithic → Although, Ancient Hawaiʻi, BC, Beyond Eurasia, Bronze Age, Caral-Supe Civilization, During, Eurasia, Eurasian Neolithic, Formative Mesoamerica, However, New Guinea, Possession, Preceramic Andes, The, There, Upper Paleolithic
related to South and East Asia · 16
Neolithic → Ash, At, Balochistan, BC, Early Neolithic, In April, In South India, Karnataka, Megalithic, Mehrgarh, Nature, Pakistan, Settled, South Asia, South Indian Neolithic, Tamil Nadu
related to Origin · 15
Neolithic → Among, As, ASPRO, BC, Crops, Fertile Crescent, Following, Levant, Natufian, Natufians, PPNA, Pre-Pottery Neolithic, The, The Natufian, Younger Dryas
related to Northwestern Africa · 14
Neolithic → BC, During, Early Neolithic, Europeans, Ghar, Iberian, Kaf, Levant, Levantine, Middle Neolithic, Morocco, Northwestern Africa, Sicilian, The
related to Near East (Western Asia) · 13
Neolithic → AHG, Anatolia, Anatolian, Anatolian Neolithic, BC, Early, In, Levant, Levantine, Mesopotamia, Middle East, Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Sinai Peninsula

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bc period culture europe early farming stone around 000 age later east levant pottery region cultures asia settlements 10 found

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NeolithicDatesc. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC1.00infobox
NeolithicFollowed byChalcolithic1.00infobox
NeolithicPeriodFinal period of Stone Age1.00infobox
NeolithicPreceded byMesolithic, Epipalaeolithic1.00infobox
Abu Madi.The major advance of Neolithic 1 was true farminginstance ofincluding sites0.80text
Formative stage instead of mid-late Neolithicinstance ofdifferent terms are used0.80text
Archaic Era instead of Early Neolithicinstance ofdifferent terms are used0.80text
and Paleo-Indian for the preceding period.The Formative stage is equivalent to the Neolithic Revolution period in Europeinstance ofdifferent terms are used0.80text
Asiainstance ofdifferent terms are used0.80text
and Africainstance ofdifferent terms are used0.80text
Çatalhöyük reveal a lack of difference in the size of homesinstance ofas settlements0.80text
burial sitesinstance ofas settlements0.80text

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