GRAVETTIAN


Meaning of GRAVETTIAN in English

/greuh vet"ee euhn/ , adj.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an advanced Upper Paleolithic industry of Europe dating to c25,000 B.C. and characterized by straight, blunt-backed blades.

[ 1935-40; after la Gravette on the Dordogne, France; see -IAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .