MEZOLIT (az mezo.. va yun. lit- hos — sayg), asri miyonai sang, dar pai guzarish az paleolit ba neolit. Muqarrar karda shudaast, ki davrai Mezolit dar Evropa 10—7 hazor sol, dar rayonhoi shimoli 6—5 hazor sol, dar Sharqi Nazdik 12—9 hazor sol pesh az in davom namudaast. Madaniyati Mezolit gunogun va ganist: madaniyati azil va tardenua (Evropa), maglemoze va ertebyolle (Shimoli Evropa), natuf (Jan. Garbi Osiyo), khoabin (Chen. Sharqi Osiyo) az hamin qabil ast. Dar davrai Mezolit oloti tezi sangi (tabar, dos, zognul) va olote, ki az shokhi hayvonot sokhta shudaast, inchunin shasti mohigiri ba vujud omadand. Tiru kamon, tarzi gunoguni mohigiri va shikori hayvonoti bahri rasm shud. Zarfhoi safoli asosan dar davrai guzashtan az Mezolit ba neolit paydo shudaand. Ehtimol, sag ham dar okhirhoi paleolit rom gardida, dar davrai Mezolit ba mardum khizmat mekard. Rom kardani baze hayvonho (khuk va g.) niz ogoz yoft. Asosi khojagi az shikor, mohigiri, jamovarii mevayu bekhi rastaniho iborat bud. Dar Osiyoi Miyona, az jumla Tojikiston (Oshkhona, Tutqavul va g.) baze yodgorhoi davrai Mezolit yoft shudaand.
V. A. Rakov.