neolithic
Late Stone Age
Neolithic describes the later part of the Stone Age, when humans developed polished stone tools, agriculture, and permanent settlements.
The term literally means "new stone" and covers roughly 10,000 to 4,500 BCE, depending on region.
Used loosely, neolithic means primitively outdated: His views on women are neolithic. (Capitalized Neolithic is standard in archaeological contexts.)
informal
No longer in use
- primitiveIn earliest form
- backwardToward what's behind
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
outdated
No longer in use
- primitiveIn earliest form
- backwardToward what's behind
- antiquatedOld and outdated
archaeological/prehistoric period
neolithicmodern era
Current historical period
digital age · space age · information age · Bronze Age · Iron Age
TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNITY (figurative use)
neolithicmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · current · up-to-date · cutting-edge · state-of-the-art
- Neolithic periodEra of early agriculture
- Neolithic RevolutionAdoption of farming, settlement