Adjective: neolithic ,nee-u'li-thik
- Of or relating to the later part of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements, development of agriculture, and early settlements (approximately 10,000-3,000 BCE)
"archaeologists discovered neolithic pottery"
- Latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere)
- Neolithic Age, New Stone Age
Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span
Part of: Stone Age
Encyclopedia: Neolithic