[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004