Neolithic Age; New Stone Age
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Meanings
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the Neolithic Age; the New Stone Age; the late period of the Stone Age characterized by ground stone tools, pottery, and the beginnings of agriculture and animal husbandry
technicalIn archaeology, this period follows the Paleolithic and Mesolithic, marking the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities.
Xīn新
shí石
qì器
shí时
dài代
de的
rén人
lèi类
yǐ已
jīng经
xué学
huì会
le了
zhòng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
hé和
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
Humans in the Neolithic Age had already learned to cultivate rice and wheat.
Zhè这
ge个
yí遗
zhǐ址
chū出
tǔ土
le了
dà大
liàng量
xīn新
shí石
qì器
shí时
dài代
de的
táo陶
qì器
hé和
mó磨
zhì制
shí石
qì器
。
This site has unearthed large quantities of Neolithic pottery and ground stone tools.
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Xīn新
shí石
qì器
shí时
dài代
biāo标
zhì志
zhe着
rén人
lèi类
cóng从
shòu狩
liè猎
cǎi采
jí集
xiàng向
dìng定
jū居
nóng农
yè业
de的
zhuǎn转
biàn变
。
The Neolithic Age marked humanity's transition from hunting and gathering to settled agriculture.