Neolithic: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Neolithic Period (5000 BCE 2000 BCE). | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 12, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Article updated. | Sep 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine - Neolithic Period. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Neolithic period (c. 7000�1700 B.C.E.), an introduction. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Mesolithic Period. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smart History - Neolithic period (c. 7000�1700 B.C.E.), an introduction. | Jan 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Neolithic Period (5000 BCE 2000 BCE). | Nov 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Neolithic age in Iran. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Added a photograph of a wooden bow excavated from the La Draga Neolithic site in Spain. | Jul 29, 2019 | ||
| Changed article title from "Neolithic Period" to "Neolithic." | Apr 09, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Neolithic Art. | Oct 27, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 25, 2017 | ||
| Timing of first evidence of plant and animal domestication dated to roughly 9,500 BCE; onset of Neolithic Period noted as roughly 10,000 BCE. |
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Nov 06, 2015 | |
| "Huang Ho" changed to "Huang He," "BC" changed to "BCE," and other changes made. | Apr 27, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Neolithic Period. | Nov 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Neolithic Period. | Jul 26, 2012 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 11, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Met - Neolithic Period in China. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Cornell Halai and East Lokris Project - The Neolithic at Halai. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Futuremuseum.co.uk - The Neolithic Period. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official website of Denmark - The Neolithic Period. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: World Museum of Man - Neolithic Period. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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