Aterian

American  

[uh-teer-ee-uhn] / əˈtɪər i ən /

adjective

Archaeology.

1. of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.

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Etymology

Origin of Aterian

1925–30; < French atérien, after the type-site, Bir el Ater, Algeria; -ian

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, a company called Aterian was in a jam with its hOmeLabs brand of dehumidifiers.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

You may have read about how difficult and expensive it has become to move goods around the world, and Aterian was feeling the pain.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021