Mesolithicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛzoʊˈlɪθɪk/; see also meso- comb. form.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, -lithic comb. form.

Etymology: < meso- comb. form + -lithic comb. form, after Neolithic adj. and Palaeolithic adj.

A. adj.

1. Archaeology. Designating, belonging to, or characteristic of the part of the Stone Age intermediate between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods.The duration of the Mesolithic period varied in different parts of the world; in Europe, it occurred between the end of the last glacial period (c8000 b.c.) and the beginning of Neolithic agriculture. As originally conceived, the defining characteristic of the Mesolithic period was the abundant occurrence of microliths; it is now recognized that microliths first came into use in the later Palaeolithic period, and that some Mesolithic industries lacked them.

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prolepticala1646

ante-historical1724

ante-historic1828

lacustrine1830

palaeotherian1831

prehistoric1832

Siwalik1836

megalithic1839

subarctic1846

meta-historical1854

prehistorical1854

lithic1862

protolithic1863

Archaeolithic1865

lacustrian1865

Palaeolithic1865

Mesolithic1866

Hallstatt1869

microlithic1872

palaeocosmic1875

Silurian1875

Miolithic1877

archilithic1879

eneolithic1886

palaeolithical1887

Solutrian1888

eolithic1890

Hallstattian1893

Chellean1894

pre-Palaeolithic1894

palaeolithoid1896

protolithic1896

Siculian1896

Siculic1896

Azilian1899

Acheulean1901

Villanova1901

chalcolithic1902

sub-Neolithic1903

Mesvinian1905

protoneolithic1906

Sicanian1909

Siculan1909

Aurignacian1914

Getulian1914

Châtelperron1915

epipalaeolithic1921

Creswellian1926

Capsian1928

Villanovan1928

Chelleo-Acheulean1930

Abbevillian1934

Swiderian1936

dryas1946

Shamvaian1947

Mazovian1965

Devensian1968

talayotic1974

1866 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 4 p. clxxxiv The author [sc. H. M. Westropp] described in some detail the characteristic forms of the gravel drift, flint implements of Ireland, and polished stone implements. The following terms were proposed by the author to distinguish them—Palæolithic, Mesolithic, Kainolithic.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 10/1 Penka's attempt, in his ‘Herkunft der Arier’, to make out a mesolithic age.

1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 22 94 I venture to suggest the following four divisions... 1. Eolithic... 2. Palæolithic... 3. Mesolithic... 4. Neolithic.

1936 Discovery Aug. 262/2 Some would regard it [sc. the period between the Old and New Stone Ages] as a continuation in attenuated form of activities fundamentally developed by palaeolithic man. They, therefore, prefer to term it ‘epi-palaeolithic’. Others regard it as essentially transitional, and call it ‘mesolithic’.

1975 Guardian 21 Jan. 6/7 Mesolithic man achieved partial domestication of the red deer.

1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) xi. 296 An expanding early Neolithic farming culture battled the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who had occupied the territory for centuries.

†2. Geology. = Mesozoic adj. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > secondary or Mesozoic

secondary1795

Mesozoic1840

Mesolithic1876

Mesophytic1880

1876 E. R. Lankester tr. E. Haeckel Hist. Creation II. xv. 12 The mesolithic or mesozoic epoch.

B. n.

Archaeology. The Mesolithic period. Also called Middle Stone Age.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > prehistoric periods

dark ages1842

Iron Age1845

iron period1847

stone period1849

lithic age1862

Aurignac1863

stone age1864

three ages1866

Palaeolithic1869

Middle Stone Age1870

prehistory1871

stone era1873

Siwalik1877

Neolithic1878

hemera1893

Mesvinian1909

Mesolithic1931

Abbevillian1937

Devensian1968

Creswellian1969

dryas1975

1931 Man 31 104 Whereas in former years the boundary between Prehistory and Historical Archæology coincided more or less with the expansion of the classical Mediterranean civilisation.., today the boundary is gradually moving backwards to the Mesolithic.

1963 E. S. Wood Collins Field Guide Archaeol. iv. 50 The character of the mesolithic of all but the south-east and east of England shows affinities with..Sauveterian.

1975 Guardian 21 Jan. 6/3 The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age.

1991 Antiquity 65 902/2 Increased population density during the late Mesolithic in the estuarine/riverine habitats of southwest Portugal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesolithic
释义	Mesolithicadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛzoʊˈlɪθɪk/; see also meso- comb. form. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, -lithic comb. form. Etymology: < meso- comb. form + -lithic comb. form, after Neolithic adj. and Palaeolithic adj. A. adj. 1. Archaeology. Designating, belonging to, or characteristic of the part of the Stone Age intermediate between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods.The duration of the Mesolithic period varied in different parts of the world; in Europe, it occurred between the end of the last glacial period (c8000 b.c.) and the beginning of Neolithic agriculture. As originally conceived, the defining characteristic of the Mesolithic period was the abundant occurrence of microliths; it is now recognized that microliths first came into use in the later Palaeolithic period, and that some Mesolithic industries lacked them. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of prehistoric periods prolepticala1646 ante-historical1724 ante-historic1828 lacustrine1830 palaeotherian1831 prehistoric1832 Siwalik1836 megalithic1839 subarctic1846 meta-historical1854 prehistorical1854 lithic1862 protolithic1863 Archaeolithic1865 lacustrian1865 Palaeolithic1865 Mesolithic1866 Hallstatt1869 microlithic1872 palaeocosmic1875 Silurian1875 Miolithic1877 archilithic1879 eneolithic1886 palaeolithical1887 Solutrian1888 eolithic1890 Hallstattian1893 Chellean1894 pre-Palaeolithic1894 palaeolithoid1896 protolithic1896 Siculian1896 Siculic1896 Azilian1899 Acheulean1901 Villanova1901 chalcolithic1902 sub-Neolithic1903 Mesvinian1905 protoneolithic1906 Sicanian1909 Siculan1909 Aurignacian1914 Getulian1914 Châtelperron1915 epipalaeolithic1921 Creswellian1926 Capsian1928 Villanovan1928 Chelleo-Acheulean1930 Abbevillian1934 Swiderian1936 dryas1946 Shamvaian1947 Mazovian1965 Devensian1968 talayotic1974 1866 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 4 p. clxxxiv The author [sc. H. M. Westropp] described in some detail the characteristic forms of the gravel drift, flint implements of Ireland, and polished stone implements. The following terms were proposed by the author to distinguish them—Palæolithic, Mesolithic, Kainolithic. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 10/1 Penka's attempt, in his ‘Herkunft der Arier’, to make out a mesolithic age. 1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 22 94 I venture to suggest the following four divisions... 1. Eolithic... 2. Palæolithic... 3. Mesolithic... 4. Neolithic. 1936 Discovery Aug. 262/2 Some would regard it [sc. the period between the Old and New Stone Ages] as a continuation in attenuated form of activities fundamentally developed by palaeolithic man. They, therefore, prefer to term it ‘epi-palaeolithic’. Others regard it as essentially transitional, and call it ‘mesolithic’. 1975 Guardian 21 Jan. 6/7 Mesolithic man achieved partial domestication of the red deer. 1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) xi. 296 An expanding early Neolithic farming culture battled the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who had occupied the territory for centuries. †2. Geology. = Mesozoic adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > secondary or Mesozoic secondary1795 Mesozoic1840 Mesolithic1876 Mesophytic1880 1876 E. R. Lankester tr. E. Haeckel Hist. Creation II. xv. 12 The mesolithic or mesozoic epoch. B. n. Archaeology. The Mesolithic period. Also called Middle Stone Age. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > prehistoric periods dark ages1842 Iron Age1845 iron period1847 stone period1849 lithic age1862 Aurignac1863 stone age1864 three ages1866 Palaeolithic1869 Middle Stone Age1870 prehistory1871 stone era1873 Siwalik1877 Neolithic1878 hemera1893 Mesvinian1909 Mesolithic1931 Abbevillian1937 Devensian1968 Creswellian1969 dryas1975 1931 Man 31 104 Whereas in former years the boundary between Prehistory and Historical Archæology coincided more or less with the expansion of the classical Mediterranean civilisation.., today the boundary is gradually moving backwards to the Mesolithic. 1963 E. S. Wood Collins Field Guide Archaeol. iv. 50 The character of the mesolithic of all but the south-east and east of England shows affinities with..Sauveterian. 1975 Guardian 21 Jan. 6/3 The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age. 1991 Antiquity 65 902/2 Increased population density during the late Mesolithic in the estuarine/riverine habitats of southwest Portugal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1866
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