Adjective: mesolithic ,me-zu'li-thik
- Of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)
"Mesolithic tools show a transition to more sophisticated hunting techniques"
- Middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago
- Mesolithic Age, Epipaleolithic
Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span
Part of: Stone Age
Encyclopedia: Mesolithic