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Neolithic cultures  

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  • The term Neolithic is frequently used to refer to that stage in humanity's history when people became sedentary and started farming. The Neolithic is normally conceptualized as a package that includes farming, sedentism, the making and use of stone tools, and crafts such as pottery and weaving. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Neolithic Cultures]

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