Neolithic period

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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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Label Occurrences
Neolithic period canonical 10
Neolithic 5
Early Neolithic 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture period
archaeological era
prehistoric period
alsoKnownAs New Stone Age
linked to: Neolithic period
associatedWith Neolithic Revolution
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
Jomon culture
linked to: Jōmon period

Linear Pottery culture
Natufian culture
Yangshao culture
hasNotableSite Ain Ghazal
Banpo
Göbekli Tepe
linked to: Gobekli Tepe

Jarmo
Jericho
Mehrgarh
Skara Brae
Çatalhöyük
originatedIn Fertile Crescent
partOf Stone Age
precedes Bronze Age
Chalcolithic period
linked to: Copper Age
spreadTo Andean region
East Asia
Europe
Mesoamerica
North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
startTime c. 10,000 BCE in the Near East

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Plovdiv foundedInPeriod Neolithic period
Tara timePeriod Neolithic period
Capra aegagrus domesticationEvent Neolithic period
Nordic Bronze Age follows Nordic Stone Age
linked to: Neolithic period
Durrington Walls era Neolithic period
Carnac heritagePeriod Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period
Hunt Museum collectionPeriod Neolithic period
Mesolithic period precedes Neolithic period
The Dawn of European Civilization timePeriodCovered Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period
What Happened in History coversPeriod Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period
Hetian jade historicalUseSince Neolithic period
warp-weighted loom timePeriodUsed Neolithic period
Byblos hasArchaeologicalLayer Neolithic period
Chinese art developedDuring Neolithic period in China
linked to: Neolithic period
Neolithic period alsoKnownAs New Stone Age
linked to: Neolithic period
Anatolian Plateau hasBeenInhabitedSince Neolithic period
Sesklo period Early Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period
Federsee hasArchaeologicalPeriod Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period
Dubhadh hasCulturalPeriod Neolithic
linked to: Neolithic period