1. of, relating to, or denoting a prehistoric period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, characterized by the use of copper and stone tools
Usage: archaeology; also called Copper Stone Age

1. the chalcolithic period or culture
Usage: archaeology

Examples

• Chalcolithic settlements in the Middle East show evidence of early copper working.
• The chalcolithic period marked an important transition in human technological development.
• Archaeologists discovered chalcolithic pottery and copper artifacts at the excavation site.
• During the chalcolithic, people began to experiment with smelting copper ore.
• The chalcolithic culture flourished in regions around the Mediterranean and Near East.