Neolithic

prehistoric period when agriculture is adopted
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Neolithic

Summary

Neolithic is an archaeological period[1]. Neolithic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Neolithic is credited with the discovery of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury[3].
  • Neolithic's instance of is recorded as archaeological period[4].
  • Neolithic followed Mesolithic[5].
  • Neolithic was followed by Bronze Age[6].
  • Neolithic was followed by Chalcolithic[7].
  • Neolithic is a type of prehistory[8].
  • Neolithic is part of Stone Age[9].
  • Neolithic's Commons category is recorded as Neolithic[10].
  • Neolithic comprises Early Neolithic in Central Europe[11].
  • Neolithic comprises Middle Neolithic in Central Europe[12].
  • Neolithic comprises Late Neolithic in Central Europe[13].
  • Neolithic comprises Final Neolithic in Central Europe[14].
  • Neolithic comprises Pottery Neolithic[15].
  • Neolithic comprises Pre-Pottery Neolithic[16].
  • Neolithic began on 5500 BC[17].
  • Neolithic began on 9000 BC[18].
  • Neolithic began on 5200 BC[19].
  • Neolithic ended on 3000 BC[20].
  • Neolithic ended on 2200 BC[21].
  • Neolithic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neolithic[22].
  • Neolithic's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:era=neolithic[23].
  • Neolithic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Neolithic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[25].
  • Neolithic's topic has template is recorded as Template:Neolithic[26].
  • Neolithic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Neolithic's instance of is recorded as archaeological period[4]. Neolithic is a type of prehistory[8].

Use and Application

Components include Early Neolithic in Central Europe[11]; Middle Neolithic in Central Europe[12]; Late Neolithic in Central Europe[13]; Final Neolithic in Central Europe[14]; Pottery Neolithic[15], a periodization[28]; and Pre-Pottery Neolithic[16], an archaeological period[29]. Neolithic is part of Stone Age[9].

Why It Matters

Neolithic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Neolithic is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag neolithic-period
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: neolithic-period, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952164|neolithic period (#289952164)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2pyxr4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  3. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0266603-neolit
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0266603-neolit, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 9w ago · Lee · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8
    Follows
    Has part(s) Early Neolithic in Central Europe, Middle Neolithic in Central Europe, Late Neolithic in Central Europe +3
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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