MOUSTERIAN


Meaning of MOUSTERIAN in English

adjective

or mous·tie·ri·an (ˈ)mü|sti(ə)rēən

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French moustérien, moustiérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne dept. in southwestern France where archeological finds were made + French -ien -ian

: of, relating to, or being a late lower Paleolithic period characterized by tools which were primarily flakes with retouched edges but sometimes biface core tools

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