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Mousterian

Mousterian adjective: of or from Le Moustier.

Adjective

Mousterian (not comparable)

  1. Of or from Le Moustier.
  2. Characteristic of the Neanderthal inhabitants or culture of this region.
    • We know that in Mousterian times, the time of Neanderthal humanity, there was a bear cult.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 126
  3. Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region.

Questions about Mousterian

What does Mousterian mean?
Mousterian means of or from Le Moustier.
What part of speech is Mousterian?
Mousterian is an adjective.

Words near Mousterian in the dictionary

  1. moustachios
  2. moustachy
  3. Moustafa
  4. Moustafas
  5. moustalevria
  6. Mousterian
  7. mousy
  8. mousy brown
  9. mousy browns
  10. mout
  11. moutabal

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