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MESOLITHIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mesolithic
1, record 1, English, Mesolithic
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Middle Stone Age 2, record 1, English, Middle%20Stone%20Age
correct, see observation
- Epipaleolithic 3, record 1, English, Epipaleolithic
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... that part of the Hologene epoch ... which lies between the Palaeolithic of the Pleistocene epoch and the Neolithic and links the two together. 4, record 1, English, - Mesolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mesolithic. The technical name for the Middle Stone Age ... characterized by the beginning of food production and the making of microliths. This age represents a transition and is not readily dated. 3, record 1, English, - Mesolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The way of life was still based on hunting animals and gathering plant foods. Mesolithic stone tool assemblages often contain small flint tools called microliths. These were probably put together in groups forming composite tools. For example, a series of backed bladelets could be lined up in a wooden handle to form a knife or, other types of microliths could be used to form the tips and barbs of spear or arrow tips. 5, record 1, English, - Mesolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Epipaleolithic: Different sources give this term as synonymous with Mesolithic, others seem to differentiate two concepts as in French. 6, record 1, English, - Mesolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capitalization. Terms that refer to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower-cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age; the most recent ice age ... 7, record 1, English, - Mesolithic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Epipalæolithic
- Epi-Palæolithic
- Epi-Paleolithic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mésolithique
1, record 1, French, M%C3%A9solithique
correct, see observation, noun, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La période moyenne de l'âge de pierre, entre le paléolithique et le néolithique (~ 12000 à 6000). 2, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9solithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme de Mésolithique doit être réservé aux groupes qui abandonnent peu à peu une économie de chasse et de cueillette et qui s'orientent vers une économie de producteurs. Il est difficile de cerner les limites chronologiques du Mésolithique. Les sociétés mésolithiques réalisent un développement technoéconomique progressif qui doit marquer une transition entre les modes de subsistance paléolithique et néolithique. La phase mésolithique n'a donc pas fini d'être révisée, précisée, voire remise en question. 3, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9solithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Majuscule ou minuscule. En français, l'usage semble être flottant. Dans les dictionnaires généraux (Robert électronique et Larousse encyclopédique), le nom «mésolithique» s'écrit en minuscule. Dans les ouvrages et textes spécialisés, les spécialistes utilisent généralement la majuscule initiale «Mésolithique». 4, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9solithique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arqueología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Mesolítico
1, record 1, Spanish, Mesol%C3%ADtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período entre el Paleolítico y el Neolítico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Mesol%C3%ADtico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mesolithic age
1, record 2, English, Mesolithic%20age
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Middle Stone Age, a period of transition between Palaeolithic and Neolithic, marked by the withdrawal of the Pleistocene ice sheets about 8300 B.C. 2, record 2, English, - Mesolithic%20age
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- âge mésolithique
1, record 2, French, %C3%A2ge%20m%C3%A9solithique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de transition entre l'âge paléolithique et l'âge néolithique. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A2ge%20m%C3%A9solithique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mesolithic culture 1, record 3, English, mesolithic%20culture
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- culture mésolithique
1, record 3, French, culture%20m%C3%A9solithique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mesolithic culture 1, record 4, English, mesolithic%20culture
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- culture mésolithique 1, record 4, French, culture%20m%C3%A9solithique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
archéologie 1, record 4, French, - culture%20m%C3%A9solithique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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