Epigravettian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Épigravettien.

Proper noun

Epigravettian

1. A late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.

   Synonym: Tardigravettian

   Coordinate term: Magdalenian

   • 2011, Sarunas Milisauskas, editor, European Prehistory: A Survey, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 97:

     Other parts of southern Europe that were occupied during the last glacial maximum showed industries that were essentially a continuation of the Gravettian into the so-called Epigravettian, characterized by much variation in types of points and other tools.

Translations

Translations

• French: Épigravettien m

Further reading

• Epigravettian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia