Epipaleolithic

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[ep-uh-pey-lee-uh-lith-ik, -pal-ee-] / ˌɛp əˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk, -ˌpæl i- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the human cultures existing at the end of the Paleolithic and the beginnings of the Mesolithic periods of the Stone Age.

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Etymology

Origin of Epipaleolithic

First recorded in 1920–25; epi- + Paleolithic ( def. )

Example Sentences

The researchers examined the productivity of stone-tools with a cutting-edge over a 50,000-year span that encompassed six cultural phases from the Late Middle Paleolithic, through the Upper Paleolithic, to the Epipaleolithic period.

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