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"Mesolithic" means "Middle Stone Age." However, the prefix "meso-" in the word can mean "between," and this has been taken some scientists to refer to cultures in between a hunter-gathering mode and an agricultural mode. The Mesolithic era begins at the end of the Pleistocene epoch and the start of the Holocene, the most recent geologic epoch.
The Mesolithic era was an unusual transition time between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic. Because the period was relatively short, Mesolithic artifacts are relatively hard to come by, consisting mainly of middens, or scrap-heaps. In coastal areas around the world, there are large shell middens dating to the Mesolithic era. In British Columbia, there is a midden several meters in depth which has been around for at least 10,000 years.
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What is the middle age also known as?
The Middle Stone Age is also called the Mesolithic Age or Mesolithic Era.
What does Mesolithic?
stone age
What discoveries were made in the mesolithic age?
In the Mesolithic Age fire was discovered while rubbing two stones together.
What is the middle stone age also known as?
The Middle Stone Age is also called the Middle Paleolithic or Mesolithic Ages. There are two different systems of naming. One has Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages, with the Middle Stone Age being equivalent of the Middle Paleolithic Age. The other divides the Stone Age into the Old Stone Age, or Paleolithic, the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic, and the New Stone age or Neolithic.
What were the main achievements of the mesolithic age?
There were several achievements of the Mesolithic age. They are fire, simple tools, art, language, as well as bipedalism.
Was The mesolithic age the youngest age?
no it is not the youngest age . it is the middle stone age
What purpose did the mesolithic age serve between the old and new stone age a border bridge or a divider?
The mesolithic age served as a border bridge between the old and new stone age.
Did the mesolithic age use stone tools?
The simple answer is probably "yes". Meso means "between". "Lithic" means stone. So.. let me think... middle stone. Well almost. You asked "Did the Mesolithic age use stone tools?" The Mesolithic age was time in history. It could not "use" anything. People of the Mesolithic age could, and probably did, use stone tools.
When did the mesolithic era start?
The Mesolithic Age began around 12,000 B.C.E. and ended around 8,000 B.C.E.
What are major achievement of mesolithic age?
tae ninyo
What did people of the mesolithic age accomplish?
Horse beat
Which is known as the New Stone Age?
the Mesolithic Era
