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The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus .
Mesolithic settlements established (many seasonal) in Scotland. c. 3000 BCE - c. 2800 BCE The Neolithic chambered cairn known as Maeshowe constructed and in use.
Mesolithic (Epipaleolithic) – a period in the development of human technology between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods. Neolithic – a period of primitive technological and social development, beginning about 10,200 BC in parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world.
5 paź 2024 · Mesolithic, ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), with its chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic (New Stone Age), with its polished stone tools. Mesolithic material culture is characterized by greater innovation and diversity than is found in the Paleolithic.
"Epipaleolithic" or "Mesolithic" are terms for a transitional period between the Last Glacial Maximum and the Neolithic Revolution in Old World (Eurasian) cultures.
The Mesolithic (or Middle Stone Age), lasting from the end of the last Ice Age until the start of agriculture, between c. 9000-c. 4000 BCE. c. 11700 BCE End of the most recent glacial episode within the current Quaternary Ice Age .
Paleolithic Period (2.5 million – 10000 BCE) Apidima Cave scull fragment is the earliest example of modern humans (early Homo sapiens) found outside Africa. 210000 years ago : 13000 BCE: Mesolithic Period (13000 – 7000 BCE) Earliest evidence of burials found in Franchthi Cave in the Argolid, Greece: 7250 BCE
