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Epigravettian

Epigravettian proper noun: a late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.

Proper noun

Epigravettian

  1. A late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.
    • Other parts of southern Europe that were occupied during the last glacial maximum showed industries that were essentially a continuation of the Gravettian into the so-called Epigravettian, characterized by much variation in types of points and other tools.2011, Sarunas Milisauskas, editor, European Prehistory: A Survey, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 97
    Synonyms:
    Tardigravettian

Synonyms of Epigravettian

  • Tardigravettian

Origin of Epigravettian

Borrowed from French Épigravettien.

Questions about Epigravettian

What does Epigravettian mean?
Epigravettian means a late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.
What part of speech is Epigravettian?
Epigravettian is a proper noun.

Words near Epigravettian in the dictionary

  1. epigraphist
  2. epigraphists
  3. epigraphology
  4. epigraphs
  5. epigraphy
  6. Epigravettian
  7. epigrowth
  8. epigrowths
  9. epiguanine
  10. epigyna
  11. epigyne

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