Mesolithic period

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archaeological period prehistoric era

The Mesolithic period is a prehistoric era between the Paleolithic and Neolithic characterized by hunter-gatherer societies using microlithic stone tools and adapting to post-glacial environments.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Epipalaeolithic period 1
Mesolithic 1
Mesolithic Aegean 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological period ⓘ
prehistoric era ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Middle Stone Age (in Europe-specific context) ⓘ
associatedWith Holocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ
retreat of Pleistocene glaciers ⓘ
chronologyVariesByRegion true ⓘ
culturalDevelopment art and ornamentation ⓘ
burial practices ⓘ
regional diversification of tool industries ⓘ
specialized exploitation of coastal resources ⓘ
specialized exploitation of riverine resources ⓘ
differsFrom African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry) NERFINISHED ⓘ
endApprox circa 5,000 BCE ⓘ
environmentalContext expansion of coastlines and wetlands ⓘ
post-glacial forests ⓘ
rising sea levels ⓘ
follows Paleolithic period ⓘ
foundInRegion Arctic regions ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
hasCharacteristic hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ
microlithic stone tools ⓘ
post-glacial environmental adaptation ⓘ
hasEconomy fishing ⓘ
foraging ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
hasTechnology antler tools ⓘ
bone tools ⓘ
bows and arrows ⓘ
composite tools ⓘ
fishing gear ⓘ
ground stone tools ⓘ
harpoons ⓘ
microliths ⓘ
nets ⓘ
partOf Stone Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes Neolithic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField prehistoric archaeology ⓘ
showsTrendToward intensification of resource use ⓘ
seasonal mobility ⓘ
sedentism ⓘ
startApprox circa 10,000 BCE ⓘ
transitionalBetween Paleolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka → hasEvidenceFrom → Mesolithic period ⓘ
Oronsay → hasArchaeologicalPeriod → Mesolithic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesolithic
Neolithic Aegean → follows → Mesolithic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesolithic Aegean
Abu Hureyra → earliestOccupation → Mesolithic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epipalaeolithic period