Magdalenian

American

[mag-duh-lee-nee-uhn] / ˌmæg dəˈli ni ən /

adjective

of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.

Magdalenian British

/ ˌmæɡdəˈliːnɪən /

adjective

of or relating to the latest Palaeolithic culture in Europe, which ended about 10 000 years ago

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noun

the Magdalenian culture

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Magdalenian Scientific

/ măg′də-lē′nē-ən /

Relating to the final Upper Paleolithic culture of Europe, succeeding the Solutrean and dating from about 17,000 to 11,000 years ago. Magdalenian tools and weapons are highly specialized and demonstrate skilled craftsmanship in bone and antler as well as flaked stone. The Magdalenians are best known for their sophisticated artwork, including engravings, sculpture, and polychrome wall paintings such as those found in the Altamira caverns in northern Spain.

Etymology

Origin of Magdalenian

1880–85; < French magdalénien, equivalent to Magdalen- (Latinization of La Madeleine, the type site in SW France) + -ien -ian

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Magdalenian

Changing vegetation and climate drove out the herds of reindeer and other large mammals Magdalenian people relied on.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2022

Dr Bello said it is possible that the Magdalenian people at Les Varines may have used a pigment called ochre to decorate some plaquettes.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2020

A more permanent form of artistic expression is found in the spectacular cave paintings created by Magdalenian people at Lascaux in southern France and Altamira in northern Spain.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2020

Some of the Magdalenian clay images of animals were riddled with holes, apparently made by spears.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the Lower Paleolithic merged into the Upper; with the appearance of the Mousterian, Augrignacian, Solutrian, Magdalenian, and Azilian cultures followed the most advanced stage of the Neanderthal race before its final disappearance.

From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar

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