Azilian

American

[uh-zeel-yuhn, -ee-uhn, uh-zil-] / əˈzil yən, -i ən, əˈzɪl- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an early Mesolithic culture of southern France and northern Spain.

Azilian British

/ əˈzɪlɪən /

noun

a Palaeolithic culture of Spain and SW France that can be dated to the 10th millennium _bc , characterized by flat bone harpoons and schematically painted pebbles

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adjective

of or relating to this culture

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Etymology

Origin of Azilian

1895–1900; named after Mas d' Azil, village in Ariège, S France, near where remains of the culture were found; see -ian

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