designating or of an Old World cultural period (8000?-3500? ) characterized by polished stone tools, pottery, weaving, stock rearing, agriculture, and sometimes megaliths
See Neolithic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nēˌə-lĭthˈĭk)
adjective
Of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 B.C. in the Middle East and later elsewhere, characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements.
noun
The Neolithic Period. Also called New Stone Age. See Usage Note at Three Age system.