Neolithic followed by Chalcolithic
Late Neolithic
The Late Neolithic began around 6,400 BC in the Fertile Crescent. By then distinctive cultures emerged, with pottery like the Halafian (Turkey, Syria, Northern Mesopotamia) and Ubaid (Southern Mesopotamia). This period has been further divided into PNA (Pottery Neolithic A) and PNB (Pottery Neolithic B) at some sites.The Chalcolithic (Stone-Bronze) period began about 4500 BC, then the Bronze Age began about 3500 BC, replacing the Neolithic cultures.Pottery Neolithic (Fertile Crescent, 6400 – 4500 BC)
Halaf culture (Mesopotamia, 6100 BC and 5100 BC)
Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period (Mesopotamia, 5500–5000 BC)
Ubaid 1/2 (5400–4500 BC)
Funnelbeaker culture (North/Eastern Europe, 4300–2800 BC)Chalcolithic
Periodization: Near East: 4500–3300 BC; Europe: 3000–1700 BC; Elsewhere: varies greatly, depending on region. In the Americas, the Chalcolithic ended as late as the 19th century AD for some peoples.