Natufian
English
editEtymology
editCoined by Dorothy Garrod after Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shuqba cave in West Bank where these people lived, + -ian.
Adjective
editNatufian (not comparable)
- (archaeology, anthropology) Of, or relating to a Mesolithic-era hunter-gatherer people in the Mediterranean area around Levant, at about 13,000 to 11,000 BC.
Translations
editNoun
editNatufian (plural Natufians)
- A member of the Natufian culture.
Translations
editmember of the Natufian culture
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Further reading
edit- Natufian culture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia