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neolith Archæol.|ˈniːəʊlɪθ|
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1. A person belonging to the later stone age.
1882G. Allen in Knowledge No. 17. 352 The neoliths were unacquainted with the use of metal, but they employed weapons and implements of stone,..carefully ground and polished. 1883Pall Mall G. 3 Oct. 2/1 The tall Saxon did not..oust the shorter Celt or neolith.
2. A weapon or implement of the later stone age.
1882Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. XI. 136 note, As a connecting link between neoliths and palæoliths..is a large series of quartz arrow-heads. 1894Nat. Sci. Apr. 266 The usual neoliths on the surface.
3. attrib. Neolithic.
1882Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. XI. 136 It was found associated with other neolith weapons. |