MOUSTERIAN

Meaning of MOUSTERIAN in English

[Mous.te.ri.an] adj [F mousterien, fr. Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne, France] (1890): of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture that is characterized by well-made flake tools often considered the work of Neanderthal man

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MOUSTERIAN — adjective Etymology: French moustérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne, France Date: 1890 of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic …
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MOUSTERIAN — 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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUSTERIAN — /mooh stear"ee euhn/ , adj. Anthropol. 1. of or pertaining to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUSTERIAN — adjective Etymology: French moustérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne, France Date: 1890 : of or relating to a Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUSTERIAN — [ mu:'stɪərɪən ] ■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting the main culture of the Middle Palaeolithic period in Europe, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOUSTERIAN — adj. Archaeol. of or relating to the flint workings of the middle palaeolithic epoch, dated to c.70,000-30,000 BC, and attributed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOUSTERIAN — adj. Archaeol. of or relating to the flint workings of the middle palaeolithic epoch, dated to c.70,000-30,000 BC, and attributed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOUSTERIAN — adj. Archaeol. of or relating to the flint workings of the middle palaeolithic epoch, dated to c.70,000-30,000 BC, and attributed …
Oxford English vocab
MOUSTERIAN — n. Pronunciation: mü- ' stir- ē - ə n Function: adjective Etymology: French moustérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne, …
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MOUSTERIAN INDUSTRY — Tool culture traditionally associated with the Neanderthal s in Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa during the early fourth (Würm) …
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LEVALLOISO-MOUSTERIAN — |levə|lȯi(ˌ)zō+ adjective Usage: usually capitalized L&M Etymology: levalloiso- (from levalloisian ) + mousterian : of or relating to a culture …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUSTERIAN INDUSTRY — tool culture traditionally associated with Neanderthal man in Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa during the early Fourth (Wrm) Glacial …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUSTERIAN INDUSTRY — Tool culture traditionally associated with the Neanderthal s in Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa during the early fourth (Würm) …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STONE-TOOL INDUSTRY — Any of several assemblages of artifacts that display the earliest technology used by humans. These stone tools have survived in …
Английский словарь Британика
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD — or Old Stone Age Ancient technological or cultural stage characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. During the …
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NEANDERTHAL — Species of the genus Homo that inhabited much of Europe and the Mediterranean lands in the late Pleistocene Epoch , …
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INDUSTRY — I Group of productive organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income. In economics, industries are customarily …
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BINFORD, LEWIS R(OBERTS) — born Nov. 21, 1930, Norfolk, Va., U.S. U.S. archaeologist. Binford taught principally at the University of New Mexico. In the …
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MOUSTIERIAN — adjective see mousterian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAYACIAN — təˈyāsēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French tayacien, from Tayac, its type site near Les Eyzies in southwestern France + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILLBAY — ˈstilˌbā adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Still Bay, southern coast of Cape Province, South Africa : of or belonging to …
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SKHUL MAN — ˈskül- noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: Mugharet es- Skhul, cave on Mount Carmel, Palestine : a strain of Palestine …
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NEANDERTHAL MAN — noun also neandertal man Usage: usually capitalized N Etymology: from Neanderthal ( Neandertal ), valley in western Germany where the …
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LEVALLOISIAN — |levə|lȯizēən, -ȯizhən adjective also le·val·lois ləˈval(ˌ)wä Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: levalloisian from Levallois -Perret, suburb of Paris, France + English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KRAPINA MAN — ˈkräpənə- noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: Krapina, locality in northern Croatia, Yugoslavia : an early broad-headed Neanderthal man known …
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FISH HOEK SKULL — ˈfishˌhu̇k-, ˈfiˌshu̇k- noun Usage: usually capitalized F&H Etymology: from Fish Hoek (Vishoek), town in Cape Province, Union of So. Africa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EHRINGSDORF MAN — ˈeriŋzˌdȯrf-, ˈār- noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: from Ehringsdorf, village near Weimar, Germany : an early Neanderthal man known …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AURIGNACIAN — |ȯrə̇n|yāshən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French aurignacien, from Aurignac, commune in Haute-Garonne dept., France, near which there are caves …
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ATERIAN — əˈtirēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French atérien, from Bir el- Ater (Constantine), Algeria + French -ien -ian : of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STONE-TOOL INDUSTRY — any of several assemblages of artifacts displaying man's earliest technology, beginning more than 2 million years ago. These stone tools …
Britannica English vocabulary
STONE AGE — prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools. The Stone Age …
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PERIGORDIAN INDUSTRY — tool tradition of prehistoric men in Upper Paleolithic Europe that followed the Mousterian industry, was contemporary in part with the …
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