mesolithic
/ˌmɛzəˈlɪθɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the middle part of the Stone Age, between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, when people used small stone tools and began to settle in one place.
- Mesolithic communities often lived near rivers and lakes for fishing.
- The museum has a display of Mesolithic tools found in the local cave.
- Archaeologists study Mesolithic settlements to understand early human adaptation.
noun
- The Mesolithic period; the middle Stone Age.
- The transition from the Paleolithic to the Mesolithic was gradual.
- The Mesolithic lasted from about 10,000 to 5,000 BCE in many parts of Europe.
- During the Mesolithic, humans began to domesticate dogs.