NATUFIAN


Meaning of NATUFIAN in English

[ nα:'tu:fɪən ]

■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting a late Mesolithic culture of the Middle East, dated to about 12,500–10,000 years ago.

Origin

1930s: from Wadi an-Natuf , the type site (a cave north-west of Jerusalem), + -ian .

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