microlithic

[mahy-kruh-lith-ik] /ˌmaɪ krəˈlɪθ ɪk/

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by the use of microliths, as a people or culture.

of the nature of or resembling a microlith, as a tool.

Origin of microlithic

1870-1875

First recorded in 1870-75; microlith + -ic

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The influence of the Palolithic is much stronger, especially in the case of the microlithic Tardenoisian types.

Men of the Old Stone Age Henry Fairfield Osborn
Thus the Azilian bone-harpoon industry, like the Tardenoisian microlithic flint industry, was largely pursued by fisherfolk.

Men of the Old Stone Age Henry Fairfield Osborn

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