<P> The Neolithic ( / ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk / ( listen ) , , also known as the `` New Stone Age '' ) , the final division of the Stone Age , began about 12,000 years ago when the first development of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East , and later in other parts of the world . The division lasted until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic from about 6,500 years ago ( 4500 BC ) , marked by the development of metallurgy , leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age . In Northern Europe , the Neolithic lasted until about 1700 BC , while in China it extended until 1200 BC . Other parts of the world ( the New World ) remained in the Neolithic stage of development until European contact . </P>
<P> The Neolithic ( / ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk / ( listen ) , , also known as the `` New Stone Age '' ) , the final division of the Stone Age , began about 12,000 years ago when the first development of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East , and later in other parts of the world . The division lasted until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic from about 6,500 years ago ( 4500 BC ) , marked by the development of metallurgy , leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age . In Northern Europe , the Neolithic lasted until about 1700 BC , while in China it extended until 1200 BC . Other parts of the world ( the New World ) remained in the Neolithic stage of development until European contact . </P>
what was the major development of the neolithic age
what was the major development of the neolithic age
farming
farming