I want to know the answer to the following question:
What type of cultures preceded Neolithic societies?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Although some late Eurasian Neolithic societies formed complex stratified chiefdoms or even states, states evolved in Eurasia only with the rise of metallurgy, and most Neolithic societies on the whole were relatively simple and egalitarian.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no