ˈkapsēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French capsien, from Capsa (Latin name for Gafsa, town & oasis in W. cen. Tunisia, near where prehistoric remains were found) + French -ien -ian
: of or relating to a paleolithic culture of northern Africa and southern Europe characterized by microlithic stone implements in geometric forms and rock paintings of hunting scenes, the early period being regarded as contemporaneous with the Aurignacian and the later with the Solutrean-Magdalenian