{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin:5px; border:3px solid;" |- | style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;" | This time period is part of the
Holocene epoch. |- | style="background:#efefef;" | Holocene
:Neolithic :Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic
::9th millennium BC (until ca. 8350)
::10th millennium BC
|- |Pleistocene
:Paleolithic
|} The Mesolithic (Greek language ''mesos''=middle and ''lithos''=stone or the 'Middle Stone Age') was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. It began at the end of the Pleistocene epoch around 10,000 years ago and ended with Agriculture#History, the date of which varied in each geographical region. In some areas, such as the Near East farming was already in use by the end of the Pleistocene and there the Mesolithic is short and poorly defined. In areas with limited glacial impact, the term Epipaleolithic is sometimes preferred. Regions that experienced greater environmental effects as the last ice age ended have a much more apparent Mesolithic era, lasting millennia. In Northern Europe for example, societies were able to live well on rich food supplies from the marshlands created by the warmer climate. Such conditions produced distinctive human behaviours which are preserved in the material record, such as the Maglemosian and Azilian cultures. Such conditions also delayed the coming of the Neolithic until as late as 4000 BC in Northern Europe. Remains from this period are few and far between, often limited to middens (rubbish heaps which grew over time). In forested areas of the world, the first signs of deforestation have been found, although this would only start in earnest during the Neolithic, when extra space for farming was needed. The mesolithic is characterized by small composite flint tools (microliths and microburins) in most areas. Fishing tackle, stone adzes and wooden objects such as canoes and bows have been found preserved at some sites. ==Mesolithic list of archaeological sites== *Francthi in Greece *Lepenski Vir in Serbia *Cramond in the United Kingdom *Howick house in the United Kingdom *Star Carr in the United Kingdom Periods and stages in archaeology Holocene
I find the addition of the LBK confusing, as it is Neolithic, not Mesolithic --User:Yak 16:41, May 15, 2004 (UTC) :Hi Yak, you are quite correct, my mistake - I was applying western European chronology to central Europe. The link has been removed. User:Adamsan 17:36, 15 May 2004 (UTC) changed the taxobox. In Central Europe, the Mesolithic (Maglemose, Beuronien, Sauveterien) is not the same as the Epipalaeolithic (Hamburg, Ahrensburg). In some areas, like the Middle East, some authors use the expressions synonymously (Kebaran to Natufian). Should better be explained in page. Also, the dates given are confusing - they obviously refer to the levant, in Central Europe it would be 8.000-5500, in some areas of Scotland (Larnian) about 4000 BC cal. So I would suggest to leave them out of the box altogether. --User:Yak 07:33, May 28, 2004 (UTC) Still the same objection: dates of Mesolithic vary widely depending on area: the box pretends to a synchroneity that does not really exist --User:Yak 22:57, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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Mesolithic
Mesolithic
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Mesolithic
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin:5px; border:3px solid;" |- | style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;" | This time period is part of the
Holocene epoch. |- | style="background:#efefef;" | Holocene
:Neolithic :Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic
::9th millennium BC (until ca. 8350)
::10th millennium BC
|- |Pleistocene
:Paleolithic
|} The Mesolithic (Greek language ''mesos''=middle and ''lithos''=stone or the 'Middle Stone Age') was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. It began at the end of the Pleistocene epoch around 10,000 years ago and ended with Agriculture#History, the date of which varied in each geographical region. In some areas, such as the Near East farming was already in use by the end of the Pleistocene and there the Mesolithic is short and poorly defined. In areas with limited glacial impact, the term Epipaleolithic is sometimes preferred. Regions that experienced greater environmental effects as the last ice age ended have a much more apparent Mesolithic era, lasting millennia. In Northern Europe for example, societies were able to live well on rich food supplies from the marshlands created by the warmer climate. Such conditions produced distinctive human behaviours which are preserved in the material record, such as the Maglemosian and Azilian cultures. Such conditions also delayed the coming of the Neolithic until as late as 4000 BC in Northern Europe. Remains from this period are few and far between, often limited to middens (rubbish heaps which grew over time). In forested areas of the world, the first signs of deforestation have been found, although this would only start in earnest during the Neolithic, when extra space for farming was needed. The mesolithic is characterized by small composite flint tools (microliths and microburins) in most areas. Fishing tackle, stone adzes and wooden objects such as canoes and bows have been found preserved at some sites. ==Mesolithic list of archaeological sites== *Francthi in Greece *Lepenski Vir in Serbia *Cramond in the United Kingdom *Howick house in the United Kingdom *Star Carr in the United Kingdom Periods and stages in archaeology Holocene
Mesolithic
I find the addition of the LBK confusing, as it is Neolithic, not Mesolithic --User:Yak 16:41, May 15, 2004 (UTC) :Hi Yak, you are quite correct, my mistake - I was applying western European chronology to central Europe. The link has been removed. User:Adamsan 17:36, 15 May 2004 (UTC) changed the taxobox. In Central Europe, the Mesolithic (Maglemose, Beuronien, Sauveterien) is not the same as the Epipalaeolithic (Hamburg, Ahrensburg). In some areas, like the Middle East, some authors use the expressions synonymously (Kebaran to Natufian). Should better be explained in page. Also, the dates given are confusing - they obviously refer to the levant, in Central Europe it would be 8.000-5500, in some areas of Scotland (Larnian) about 4000 BC cal. So I would suggest to leave them out of the box altogether. --User:Yak 07:33, May 28, 2004 (UTC) Still the same objection: dates of Mesolithic vary widely depending on area: the box pretends to a synchroneity that does not really exist --User:Yak 22:57, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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MA | MB | MC | MD | ME | MF | MG | MH | MI | MJ | MK | ML | MN | MO | MP | MR | MS | MT | MU | MW | MX | MY | MZ |Words begining with Mesolithic:
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