Neolithic period

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archaeological culture period archaeological era prehistoric period

The Neolithic period was a prehistoric era marked by the development of agriculture, permanent settlements, and polished stone tools, laying the foundations for early human civilizations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Neolithic	1
Nordic Stone Age	1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture period ⓘ archaeological era ⓘ prehistoric period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New Stone Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Neolithic Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ development of ritual and religious structures ⓘ early forms of proto-urban settlements ⓘ emergence of social stratification ⓘ increase in population density ⓘ long-distance exchange networks ⓘ transition from foraging to farming ⓘ
characterizedBy	construction of megalithic monuments ⓘ development of agriculture ⓘ domestication of animals ⓘ domestication of plants ⓘ emergence of craft specialization ⓘ food production economy ⓘ ground stone tools ⓘ increased social complexity ⓘ permanent settlements ⓘ polished stone tools ⓘ pottery production ⓘ sedentary lifestyle ⓘ storage of surplus food ⓘ use of ground and polished axes ⓘ village communities ⓘ weaving and textiles ⓘ
endTime	between c. 4500 and 2000 BCE depending on region ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ prehistory ⓘ
follows	Mesolithic period ⓘ
hasKeyInnovation	animal husbandry ⓘ ceramic technology ⓘ domestication of cattle ⓘ domestication of cereals such as wheat and barley ⓘ domestication of goats ⓘ domestication of legumes ⓘ domestication of pigs ⓘ domestication of sheep ⓘ ground stone sickles ⓘ irrigation beginnings ⓘ permanent architecture ⓘ plant cultivation ⓘ plastered floors and walls ⓘ storage pits and granaries ⓘ
hasNotableCulture	Cardial Ware culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Jomon culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Linear Pottery culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Natufian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangshao culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableSite	Ain Ghazal NERFINISHED ⓘ Banpo NERFINISHED ⓘ Göbekli Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarmo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehrgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Skara Brae NERFINISHED ⓘ Çatalhöyük NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn	Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Stone Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Chalcolithic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
spreadTo	Andean region NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	c. 10,000 BCE in the Near East ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Plovdiv → foundedInPeriod → Neolithic period ⓘ

Tara → timePeriod → Neolithic period ⓘ

Capra aegagrus → domesticationEvent → Neolithic period ⓘ

Nordic Bronze Age → follows → Neolithic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nordic Stone Age

Durrington Walls → era → Neolithic period ⓘ

Carnac → heritagePeriod → Neolithic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neolithic

Hunt Museum → collectionPeriod → Neolithic period ⓘ