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Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)
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
Neolithic
Human transition from foraging to settlement
The Neolithic Revolution, also known as the First Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures during the Neolithic period
Neolithic_Revolution
Greece from 7000–3200 BC
Neolithic Greece is an archaeological term used to refer to the Neolithic phase of Greek history, beginning with the spread of farming to Greece in 7000–6500
Neolithic_Greece
Era of pre-history prior to copper & bronze ages in each region
The European Neolithic is the period from the arrival of Neolithic (New Stone Age) technology and the associated population of Early European Farmers
Neolithic_Europe
Religion before written records
The Neolithic Revolution, which established agriculture as the dominant way of life, occurred around 12,000 BC and ushered in the Neolithic. Neolithic society
Prehistoric_religion
Prehistoric statuette depicting a woman
famously called the Venus of Macomer. These statuettes, which date from the Neolithic period, share stylistic and iconographic similarities with the Upper Paleolithic
Venus_figurine
Later part of the Neolithic period in Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia, the Late Neolithic, also known as the Ceramic Neolithic or Pottery Neolithic, is the final part of the Neolithic in the Near East, following
Late_Neolithic
Neolithic culture in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant c. 8800–6500 BC
Judaidah Tell Tayinat Alalakh Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) is part of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, a Neolithic culture centered in upper Mesopotamia and
Pre-Pottery_Neolithic_B
Earlier part of the Neolithic period in Southwest Asia
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) represents the early Neolithic in the Near East, dating to c. 12,000 – c. 8,500 years ago, (10000 – 6500 BCE). It succeeds
Pre-Pottery_Neolithic
British, Irish and Manx history c. 4100–2500 BC
The Neolithic period in the British Isles lasted from c. 4100 to c. 2,500 BC. Constituting the final stage of the Stone Age in the region, it was preceded
Neolithic_British_Isles
Period before the First Dynasty of Egypt
Egypt" is traditionally defined as the period from the final part of the Neolithic period beginning c. 6210 BC to the end of the Naqada III period c. 3000
Prehistoric_Egypt
Museum in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Neolithic Dwellings Museum in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria is a museum in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, which contains ruins of two of the oldest surviving buildings
Neolithic_Dwellings_Museum
Middle Eastern Neolithic culture
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) denotes the first stage of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, in early Levantine and Anatolian Neolithic culture, dating to c. 12
Pre-Pottery_Neolithic_A
Prehistoric collapse in human populations
The Neolithic decline was a rapid collapse in populations between about 3450 and 3000 BCE during the Neolithic period in western Eurasia. The specific
Neolithic_decline
Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey
'Potbelly Hill'; Kurdish: Girê Mirazan or Xerabreşkê, 'Wish Hill') is a Neolithic archaeological site in Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira) in modern-day Turkey
Göbekli_Tepe
Prehistoric man made ash deposits in south India
Neolithic ashmounds (also referred to as cinder mounds) are among the earliest known evidence of human occupation in the Indian subcontinent. Found primarily
Neolithic_ashmounds
Archaeogenetic name for an ancestral genetic component
group of the Anatolian Neolithic Farmers (ANF) who brought agriculture to Europe and Northwest Africa. The Anatolian Neolithic Farmers were an ancestral
Early_European_Farmers
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
period over the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant; "Neolithic pluvial"; "Neolithic Subpluvial"; "Neolithic wet phase"; "Nouakchottien" of the Western Sahara
African_humid_period
Archaeological site and Minoan palace complex in Heraklion, Crete
1 mi) south of the city's historic centre. The site was occupied from the Neolithic period into the first millennium AD and became the largest and best-known
Knossos
Period of human history before records
period in the development of human technology between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic. The Mesolithic period began with the retreat of glaciers at the end of
Prehistory
The Neolithic in the Near East is a period in the prehistory of Western Asia that began with the transition from a Paleolithic to a Neolithic way of life
Neolithic_in_the_Near_East
Markings found at Neolithic sites in China
latter half of the 20th century, artifacts bearing markings dating to the Neolithic period have been unearthed at several archeological sites in China, mostly
Neolithic_symbols_in_China
Archaeological hypothesis
The Neolithic creolisation hypothesis, first put forward by Marek Zvelebil in 1995, situates the Proto-Indo-European Urheimat in northern Europe in Neolithic
Neolithic creolisation hypothesis
Neolithic_creolisation_hypothesis
Prehistoric rapid population growth
The Neolithic demographic transition was a period of rapid population growth following the adoption of agriculture by prehistoric societies (the Neolithic
Neolithic demographic transition
Neolithic_demographic_transition
Prehistoric period, second part of the Stone Age
Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside
Mesolithic
Chinese historical period
The Neolithic in China corresponds, within the territory of present-day China, to an economic revolution during which populations learned to produce their
Neolithic_in_China
Ancient burial sites and crypts
Neolithic tombs are structures built by humans during the New Stone Age. The main types in Northwestern Europe, particularly Ireland, include passage
Neolithic_tomb
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Orkney, Scotland
Heart of Neolithic Orkney is a group of Neolithic monuments on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed
Heart_of_Neolithic_Orkney
Italian Peninsula during the Neolithic
Neolithic Italy refer to the period that spanned from circa 6000 BCE, when Neolithic influences from the east reached the Italian Peninsula and the surrounding
Neolithic_Italy
Historic site in Tanzania
The Pastoral Neolithic (5000 BP - 1200 BP) refers to a period in Africa's prehistory, specifically Tanzania and Kenya, marking the beginning of food production
Pastoral_Neolithic
Prehistoric period before metal tools
known as the Mesolithic era; and the final stage known as the Neolithic era. Neolithic peoples were the first to transition away from hunter-gatherer
Stone_Age
Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland
Skara Brae (/ˈskærə ˈbreɪ/) is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was
Skara_Brae
Neolithic architecture refers to structures encompassing housing and shelter from approximately 10,000 to 2,000 BC, the Neolithic period. In southwest
Neolithic_architecture
Archaeological horizon of Neolithic Europe
Pottery culture (LBK) is a major archaeological horizon of the European Neolithic period, flourishing c. 5500–4500 BC. Derived from the German Linearbandkeramik
Linear_Pottery_culture
Style of ancient industry in Lebanon
Shepherd Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style (or industry) of small flint tools from the Hermel plains in the north Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
Shepherd_Neolithic
Prehistoric period: Copper Age
characterized by the increasing use of smelted copper. It followed the Neolithic and preceded the Bronze Age. It occurred at different periods in different
Chalcolithic
This is a list of human Neolithic settlements sorted in chronological order. Copper Age state societies Neolithic Revolution List of Mesolithic settlements
List_of_Neolithic_settlements
Style of large stone and flint tools
Heavy Neolithic (alternatively, Gigantolithic) is a style of large stone and flint tools (or industry) associated primarily with the Qaraoun culture in
Heavy_Neolithic
Prehistoric monument in England
stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli
Stonehenge
Ancient site in North Yorkshire, England
Wade's Causeway is a Roman road, or possibly a Neolithic structure, located in the North York Moors national park in North Yorkshire, England. It was
Wade's_Causeway
according to the German Oriental Society [DMG]: Šīr/Arabic: شير) is a Late Neolithic site in western Syria, located 12 km northwest of Hama, capital of the
Shir_(Neolithic_site)
Largest neolithic Butmir culture site
Neolithic site Okolište is located in the municipality of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was proclaimed a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Okolište_(Neolithic_site)
proto-writing during the Neolithic and Bronze Age include: The Jiahu symbols carved into tortoise shells, found in 24 Neolithic graves excavated at Jiahu
History_of_writing
Country in Europe
in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts, and Germanic tribes inhabiting the north. Romans
Germany
Neolithic stone circle in Orkney, Scotland
The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar, or Ring o' Brodgar) is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest
Ring_of_Brodgar
Country in South Asia
is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley Civilisation of the
Pakistan
Archaeological horizon of Neolithic Southeastern Europe
The First Temperate Neolithic (FTN) is an archaeological horizon consisting of the earliest archaeological cultures of Neolithic Southeastern Europe, dated
First_Temperate_Neolithic
Book by David Lewis-Williams
Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods is a cognitive archaeological study of Neolithic religious beliefs in Europe
Inside_the_Neolithic_Mind
Farmhouse of Neolithic Europe
The Neolithic long house was a long, narrow timber dwelling built by the Old Europeans in Europe beginning at least as early as 6000 to 5000 BC. They
Neolithic_long_house
This is a list of Neolithic cultures of China that have been unearthed by archaeologists. They are sorted in chronological order from earliest to latest
List of Neolithic cultures of China
List_of_Neolithic_cultures_of_China
Era of British prehistory pottery
Pottery began to appear at the start of the British Neolithic period, along with other changes in lifestyle. These changes included a switch to settled
British_Neolithic_pottery
Archaeological cultures of the Rift Valley of East Africa
The Savanna Pastoral Neolithic (SPN; formerly known as the Stone Bowl Culture) is a collection of ancient societies that appeared in the Rift Valley of
Savanna_Pastoral_Neolithic
during the Early Holocene. The Neolithic begins on Crete around 9000 years Before Present /7000 BC. In the Neolithic period, some of the early influences
History_of_Crete
Western Neolithic ware, also known as Western style Neolithic pottery or New Stone Age pottery in the Western-style, is a type of pottery of the Early
Western_Neolithic_ware
Period of Tibetan prehistory
Neolithic Tibet refers to a prehistoric period in which Neolithic technology was present in Tibet. Tibet has been inhabited since the Late Paleolithic
Neolithic_Tibet
Neolithic settlement
Vráble-Veľké Lehemby is a significant archaeological site from the early Neolithic in southwestern Slovakia. It stands out from many other settlements of
Neolithic_Settlement_Vráble
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
Jade or other types of greenstone were used in China, Olmec Mexico, and Neolithic Europe, and in early Mesopotamia large pottery shapes were produced in
Sculpture
Late Neolithic palisaded enclosure
Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in England. It lies
Durrington_Walls
Henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland
The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest
Standing_Stones_of_Stenness
Ireland until c. 400 AD
Near East. The prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age societies of Ireland. For much of Europe, the
Prehistoric_Ireland
Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in South Asia
period to the rise of agriculture, domestication, and pottery in the Neolithic period across present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan,
South_Asian_Stone_Age
Archaeological site in Belgium
The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Neolithic_flint_mines_of_Spiennes
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
Harappan in the same area. The early Harappan cultures were populated from Neolithic cultures, the earliest and best-known of which is named after Mehrgarh
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Neolithic period in the United Arab Emirates
The Neolithic period in the United Arab Emirates is generally dated to c. 6600–3300 BCE and represents a major phase in the prehistory of south-eastern
Neolithic in the United Arab Emirates
Neolithic_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Neolithic period in Switzerland from c. 6500 to 2200 BCE
The Neolithic period in Switzerland spans approximately from 6500 to 2200 BCE, marking the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural communities
Neolithic_in_Switzerland
Stone, bronze and iron ages of pre-history
that was in the Neolithic but did not make use of pottery. He called it the Pre-pottery Neolithic, as opposed to the Pottery Neolithic, subsequently often
Three-age_system
Sharp reduction in the size of a population
years, before numbers began to expand again in the Late Stone Age. The Neolithic Y-chromosome bottleneck refers to a period around 5000 BC when the diversity
Population_bottleneck
Archaeological site in Jericho
scattering of crescent-shaped microlith tools behind. The Pre-Pottery Neolithic A phase at Tell es-Sultan (c. 8500–7500 BCE) saw the emergence of one
Tell_es-Sultan
Ceramics from the Levant
Levant. It spans from the Neolithic period to the present. The earliest developments involved lime plaster vessels, simple Neolithic wares, and decorated forms
Levantine_pottery
Archaeological culture of the Epipalaeolithic Levant
communities may be the ancestors of the builders of the region's first Neolithic settlements, which may have been the earliest in the world. Some evidence
Natufian_culture
Archaeological site in Turkey
accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed
Çatalhöyük
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
tourist attractions. The Minoan civilization developed from the local Neolithic culture around 3100 BC, with complex urban settlements beginning around
Minoan_civilization
Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably
Maeshowe
Neolithic archaeological site in Israel
Kfar HaHoresh is a Neolithic archaeological site near the kibbutz of the same name in the Jezreel Valley, Israel. Excavations by Nigel Goring-Morris of
Kfar HaHoresh (archaeological site)
Kfar_HaHoresh_(archaeological_site)
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BC
Europe following a prolonged period of relative isolation during the Neolithic. In its mature phase, the Bell Beaker culture is understood as not only
Bell_Beaker_culture
Mounds in southeastern Anatolia
The Taş Tepeler (Turkish, literally 'Stone Mounds') are a group of Neolithic archaeological sites in Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira), near the city of Urfa
Taş_Tepeler
Trihedral Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style (or industry) of striking spheroid and trihedral (i.e., composed of three planes) flint
Trihedral_Neolithic
Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
preceding the Iron Age. Conceived as a global era, the Bronze Age follows the Neolithic ("New Stone") period, with a transition period between the two known as
Bronze_Age
Type of Neolithic monument
Western Europe in the fifth and fourth millennia BCE, during the Early Neolithic period. Typically constructed from earth and either timber or stone, those
Long_barrow
Long barrow in Kent, England
Probably constructed in the fourth millennium BCE, during Britain's Early Neolithic period, today it survives only in a state of ruin. Archaeologists have
Julliberrie's_Grave
Ancient Greek Bronze Age civilizations
populations of Neolithic Greece brought agriculture westward into Europe before 5000 BC. Around 5,000 BC, peoples descending from migrant Greek Neolithic populations
Aegean_civilization
Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup
Subclades of T-M70 appear to have been present in Europe since the Neolithic with Neolithic Farmers from Western Asia. The moderately high frequency (~18%)
Haplogroup_T-M184
Ancient trackway
The Hatfield Neolithic Trackway (Lindholme Trackway) was discovered in 2004, and is one of the oldest known ancient timber trackways in England. The trackway
Hatfield_neolithic_trackway
Archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, and subsequently by Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers and later by Picts during the Iron Age. Orkney
Orkney
Millennium between 8000 BC and 7001 BC
Holocene epoch and is entirely within the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) phase of the Early Neolithic. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened
8th_millennium_BC
British archaeological site
The Ness of Brodgar is a Neolithic-era archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) located between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness
Ness_of_Brodgar
Shrine in Parța
Parța Neolithic Sanctuary refers to an excavated Neolithic cult-centre or shrine located on the right bank of the Timiș River at Parța, south of Timișoara
Parța_Neolithic_Sanctuary
insular; that is, modified from the traditional Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic of European prehistoric cultures. The islands of the
Prehistory_of_Corsica
Type of Neolithic earthwork
A henge can be one of three related types of Neolithic earthwork. The essential characteristic of all three is that they feature a ring-shaped bank and
Henge
Neolithic mass grave in Germany
evidence points towards the first signs of organized violence in Early Neolithic Europe. Warfare is thought to have been more prevalent in primitive, ungoverned
Talheim_Death_Pit
Near East. It is the period after the Upper Palaeolithic and before the Neolithic, between approximately 25,000 and 11,500 years Before Present. The people
Epipalaeolithic_Near_East
English poem from the late 19th century
"In the Neolithic Age" is a poem by the English writer Rudyard Kipling. It was published in the December 1892 issue of The Idler and in 1896 in his poetry
In_the_Neolithic_Age
Original agricultural crops
hypothesis. They proposed that eight plant species were domesticated by early Neolithic farming communities in Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent) and went on to
Founder_crops
Prehistorical period of Southeastern Europe
including the Upper Paleolithic, Holocene Mesolithic/Epipaleolithic, Neolithic Revolution, expansion of Proto-Indo-Europeans, and a period of Protohistory
Prehistory of Southeast Europe
Prehistory_of_Southeast_Europe
Region of archaeological sites in the Nubian Desert
The Nabta Playa archaeological site, one of the earliest of the Nubian Neolithic Period, is dated to circa 7500 BC. Although today the western Egyptian
Nabta_Playa
Prehistoric site in Cambridgeshire, England
Great Wilbraham is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, an archaeological site near the village of Great Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The enclosure
Great Wilbraham causewayed enclosure
Great_Wilbraham_causewayed_enclosure
Archaeogenetic name for an ancestral genetic component
ancestry had a resurgence in Western Europe from the Early Neolithic to the Middle Neolithic. WHGs represent a major population shift within Europe at
Western_hunter-gatherer
Neolithic site in China
Shimao (Chinese: 石峁; pinyin: Shímǎo) is a Neolithic site in Shenmu County, Shaanxi, China. The site is located in the northern part of the Loess Plateau
Shimao
Continent
Paleolithic Epigravettian culture; Neolithic Early European Farmers who migrated from Anatolia during the Neolithic Revolution 9,000 years ago; and Yamnaya
Europe
Egyptian skeleton
33% Central Zagros Neolithic (represented by Neolithic Ganj Dareh) and 19% South Levant Neolithic components (represented by Neolithic Ayn Ghazal). A 2022
Old Kingdom Individual (NUE001)
Old_Kingdom_Individual_(NUE001)
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Boy/Male
Arabic, British, English, Parsi
Verily; Truly; Shower; Rain
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Prepared
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sedate, Grave, Sober minded, Composed, Subtle
Female
Welsh
Welsh name TERRWYN means "brave fair one."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rhodes.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Different
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Born from a Flower; Nectar
Boy/Male
Muslim
Counselor. Advisor.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Excellence, High, Quality
Girl/Female
Muslim
Right, Right-hand side
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a.
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.