Definition of neolithic Neolithic

Ne•o•lith•ic

We found 7 definitions of neolithic from 6 different sources.

What does neolithic mean?

Adjective
neolithic - of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements"

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neolithic (a.)
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.

neolithic
A period in human history that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age and is marked by the development of early villages, agriculture, animal domestication and religion.
neolithic
Of or pertaining to the Neolithic period.

neolithic
nē-ō-lith′ik, adj. applied to the more recent implements of the stone age—opp. to Palæolithic. [Gr. neos, new, lithos, a stone.]

The neolithic is the youngest part of the Stone Age. The word "neolithic" comes from two words in Greek: "neo", meaning "new" and "lithic", meaning "stone". The neolithic period is the time when farming was invented and when people started caring for animals, such as cows, sheep and pigs. The neolithic starts at different times in different places, since not everyone started farming at the same time. After the neolithic period comes the Bronze Age.