Bill Bryson: The Neolithic (New Stone Age) Covers the Closing of an Extremely Productive 2,000 Years of Prehistory
Bill Bryson, British-American author and journalist
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KISWAHILI
“Zamani za kibinadamu zimegawanywa katika nyakati tatu zisizo sawa sana—Paleolithic (au Enzi ya Zana za Mawe ya Kale), ambayo ilianza miaka milioni 2.5 hadi karibu miaka 10,000 iliyopita; Mesolithic (Enzi ya Zana za Mawe ya Kati), ikijumuisha kipindi cha mpito kutoka kwa maisha ya kukusanya-wawindaji hadi kuibuka kwa kilimo, kutoka miaka 10,000 hadi 6,000 miaka iliyopita; na Neolithic (Enzi ya Zana za Mawe ya Mpya), ambayo inashughulikia machweo yenye matokeo mingi ya miaka 2,000 au hii ya kabla ya historia (prehistory), hadi Enzi ya Shaba.”
- Bill Bryson, mwandishi wa Uingereza-Marekani na mwanahabari anayejulikana kwa uandishi wake wa maarifa yenye ukweli kuhusu sayansi, historia, na lugha ya Kiingereza.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“The human past is traditionally divided into three very unequal epochs—the Paleolithic (or Old Stone Age), which ran from 2.5 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago; the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), covering the period of transition from hunter-gathering lifestyles to the widespread emergence of agriculture, from 10,000 to 6,000 years ago; and the Neolithic (New Stone Age), which covers the closing but extremely productive 2,000 years or so of prehistory, up to the Bronze Age.”
- Bill Bryson, British-American author and journalist known for his insightful non-fiction writing on science, history, and the English language.
Chanzo (source): Bryson, Bill. At Home: A Short History of Private Life. New York: Doubleday, 2010, page 33-34.