Mesolithic
Pronunciation: /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk, ˌmɛz-, ˌmiːs-, ˌmiːz-/
adjective
Archaeology- relating to or denoting the middle part of the Stone Age, between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic.
- (as noun the Mesolithic) the Mesolithic period. Also called Middle Stone Age.
- In Europe, the Mesolithic falls between the end of the last glacial period (circa 8500 bc) and the beginnings of agriculture. Mesolithic people lived by hunting, gathering, and fishing, and the period is characterized by the use of microliths and the first domestication of an animal (the dog)
