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Chalcolithic

 
Dictionary: Chal·co·lith·ic   (kăl'kə-lĭth'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
Of or relating to the period of human culture preliminary to the Bronze Age, characterized by the use of copper and stone tools.

n.
The Chalcolithic Period. Also called Copper and Stone Age. See Usage Note at Three Age system.

[Greek khalkos, copper + -LITH + -IC.]


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General term elaborating the basic Three Age System divisions that is used to refer to the Copper Age which, where archaeologically recognized, lies after the Neolithic and before the Bronze Age. Many areas do not have a Chalcolithic period.

 
 

 

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