Solutrean

American  

[suh-loo-tree-uhn] / səˈlu tri ən /

Or Solutrian

adjective

1. Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.

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Solutrean British  

/ səˈluːtrɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to an Upper Palaeolithic culture of Europe that was characterized by leaf-shaped flint blades

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Solutrean Scientific  

/ sə-lo̅o̅′trē-ən /

1. Relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture in southwestern Europe between the Aurignacian and Magdalenian cultures, dating from around 21,000 to 17,000 years ago. The short-lived Solutrean culture was characterized by finely crafted tools, such as slender, leaf-shaped blades and shouldered points, as well as ornaments, carvings, and cave paintings.

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Etymology

Origin of Solutrean

1885–90; < French solutréen, after Solutré the type-site, near a village of the same name in France (Saône-et-Loire); see -an

Example Sentences

The weapons being found along the Eastern Seaboard are in some ways also identical to ones made in Palaeolithic Spain and Southern France during the Solutrean industry.

From National Geographic • Jun. 9, 2018

The form marked M is the predecessor of the Solutrean form next below it.

From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various

The cold increases as we pass to the last part of the Old Stone Age, the Solutrean and Magdalenian periods; and nothing is clearer than that the pace of development increases at the same time.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph