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Argaric

Argaric adjective: of or pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture based in present-day Almería, Spain.

Adjective

Argaric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture based in present-day Almería, Spain.
    • In Andalucía no Argaric settlements have been found, although finds from graves provide examples of pottery and work in metal.1983, Robert C. Knapp, Roman Córdoba, Classical Studies, Volume 30, University of California Press, page 4
    • A critical review of the empirical evidence does not confirm the accepted orthodoxy, namely, that widespread warfare was the root cause of the development of Argaric social complexity.2018, Gonzalo Aranda Jiménez, “Chapter 15: Untangling Bronze Age Warfare: The Case of Argaric Society”, in Andrea Dolfini, Rachel J. Crellin, Christian Horn, Marion Uckelmann, editors, Prehistoric...
    Synonyms:
    El Argar

Synonyms of Argaric

Origin of Argaric

From El Argar (“archaeological site in southeastern Spain”) + -ic; compare Spanish argárico.

Words formed from Argaric

Questions about Argaric

What does Argaric mean?
Argaric means of or pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture based in present-day Almería, Spain.
What part of speech is Argaric?
Argaric is an adjective.

Words near Argaric in the dictionary

  1. argans
  2. Arganzuela
  3. Argao
  4. Argar
  5. Argarian
  6. Argaric
  7. argasid
  8. argasids
  9. argatroban
  10. Argavand
  11. ARGB

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