Neolithic ... The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone ...
The word "Neolithic" means “new Stone Age.” It comes from two words in Greek meaning "new" and "lithic" ("stone").
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What are 5 characteristics of Neolithic people?
The stage is characterized by stone tools shaped by polishing or grinding, dependence on domesticated plants or animals, settlement in permanent villages, and the appearance of such crafts as pottery and weaving. In this stage, humans were no longer dependent on hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants.
What ended the neolithic age?
In time, bronze became the primary material for tools and weapons, and a good part of the stone technology became obsolete, signaling the end of the Neolithic and thus, of the Stone Age.
When did the Neolithic start and end?
10000 BC – 2200 BC
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How long did Neolithic humans live?
20 Analysis of 170 Neolithic skeletons from a rock shelter in France21 indicated that the group had a life expectancy of between 25 and 28 years. Review of human remains in an early Bronze Age Austrian necropolis indicated a life expectancy of only 24 years.
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic culture came to an end around the time of the 8.2-kiloyear event, a cool spell centred on 6200 BCE that lasted several hundred years.