Desert Culture

American  

noun

1. the nomadic hunting, fishing, and gathering preagricultural post-Pleistocene phase in the American West, characterized by an efficient exploitation of varied natural resources that was continued by Amerindian cultures into historic times.

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Example Sentences

The Egyptians aren’t the only desert culture known for their mummies.

From National Geographic

Instead, event planners will “lean into” the extravaganza’s previously announced “multiverse” theme by re-creating its desert culture in cyberspace.

From Los Angeles Times

A harsh desert culture, as Brother Fowles had said.

From Literature

As an essayist, Wheeler has some clear influences: Joan Didion's bone-deep skepticism, David Foster Wallace's polymathic, omnivorous greed for information, Edward Abbey's grizzled affection for desert culture.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Western visitor, Saudi Arabia is a baffling mix of modern urbanism, desert culture and the never-ending effort to adhere to a rigid interpretation of scriptures that are more than 1,000 years old.

From New York Times