Chalcolithic

English

Etymology

chalco- +‎ -lith +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkælkoʊˌlɪθɪk/

Adjective

Chalcolithic (not comparable)

1. Synonym of Eneolithic
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 161:

     The transitional period of raiding and warfare, which seems to have disrupted the life of villages in the Chalcolithic period, stimulated the growth of larger and larger defensive settlements.