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The Neolithic (or "New" Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. The name was invented by Sir John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system. The term is more commonly used in the Old World, as its application to cultures in the Americas and Oceania is problematic.
The Neolithic era follows the terminal Pleistocene Epipalaeolithic and early Holocene Mesolithic periods, beginning with the start of farming and ending when metal tools became widespread in the Copper Age (chalcolithic), Bronze Age or Iron Age, depending on geographical region. The term "Neolithic" thus does not refer to a specific chronological period, but rather to a suite of behavioural and cultural characteristics including the use of (both wild and domestic) crops and the use of domesticated animals. Some archaeologists have long advocated replacing "Neolithic" with a more descriptive term, such as Early Village Communities, although this has not gained wide acceptance.
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A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/8jC7g7
science_book (New Science Books) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:39:57 -0000
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/8jC7g7
Joseph I think I understand why I don't like Korean culture - the Neolithic age has brought us agri, disease, and... http://ff.im/dDgYv
radicalcontra (Joseph J. Steinberg) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:38:51 -0000
Joseph I think I understand why I don't like Korean culture - the Neolithic age has brought us agri, disease, and... http://ff.im/dDgYv
I think I understand why I don't like Korean culture - the Neolithic age has brought us agri, disease, and war. Any... http://ff.im/dDeAh
radicalcontra (Joseph J. Steinberg) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:12:53 -0000
I think I understand why I don't like Korean culture - the Neolithic age has brought us agri, disease, and war. Any... http://ff.im/dDeAh
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/5DS9YD
nonfiction_book (New Nonfiction Books) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:57:04 -0000
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/5DS9YD
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/6bN9gA
history_book (New History Books) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:56:54 -0000
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://bit.ly/6bN9gA
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://tinyurl.com/yzdd8jz
geography_book (New Geography Books) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:51:36 -0000
A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone - by Vicki Cummings - Oxbow Books. http://tinyurl.com/yzdd8jz
Jewellery in the Prehistoric Aegean - Images of Greek jewellery of the Neolithic Age from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Gold earrings and silver bracelets, with commentary.
Meta Description: [ In Greece man's penchant for personal adornment can be traced back to remote prehistory. The earliest ornaments evidently appeared in the Palaeolithic Age, as some seashells pierced with suspension holes indicate. ]
Neolithic Art - The State Hermitage Museum: illustrated highlights of the large and varied collections of objects found in Eastern Europe, Siberia and Central Asia, particularly in the forest regions of European Russia. Gold earrings.
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