neolithic/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/EtymologyFrom neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.adjOf or relating to the New Stone Age.“Tokens are first identified at around the same time as the local peoples changed from a life based on hunting and gathering to one based on agriculture. The tokens, as Schmandt-Besserat says, "were part and parcel of the Neolithic phenomenon; that is, the so-called agricultural revolution." (Before Writing 41).”hopelessly outdated“What am I supposed to do with this neolithic piece of machinery?”nameThe period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.“Holonyms: Stone Age < prehistory”nounA person who lived during the New Stone Age.“For the Neolithics, the stone was flint, and it's still impressive to see what they were able to achieve with it.”