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Before humans learned metalworking, they used stone for their tools. The very long period of time during which people used stone tools is called the Stone Age. It is divided into the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and Neolithic (New Stone Age). In some cultures, the Neolithic age is within living memory.

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what is the span of years for the mesolithic people


What is Mesolithic age?

"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.


What were the mesolithic shelters?

Mesolithic people were nomadic and therefore lived in temporary shelters


What is the difference between the Neolithic and Mesolithic period?

Neolithic people were framers and Mesolithic were hunters. Neolithic people liced in7000bc and mesolithic lived in 3500 bc


What things did the Mesolithic people invent?

The mesolithic invented sail boat's,dam's, and fire,


When did the Mesolithic begin?

The Mesolithic Era started during 8,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C.


What does Mesolithic?

stone age


Is a bow an arrow inventions of the mesolithic era?

The Bow and Aorrow were invented in the late paleoithic early mesolithic era


What discoveries were made in the mesolithic age?

In the Mesolithic Age fire was discovered while rubbing two stones together.


What would a mesolithic woman be called?

We do not know what people were called in the Mesolithic era because they had no way of recording their names.


What is the middle age also known as?

The Middle Stone Age is also called the Mesolithic Age or Mesolithic Era.


What did mesolithic people wear?

Mesolithic people wore clothing such as, furs, and hides. They decorated there clothes by using beads.