Solutrean

or So·lu·tri·an

[suh-loo-tree-uh n]

adjective

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.

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

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The artistic work of Solutrean times is not so rich as that of the Aurignacian.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
This type of flint is constantly found associated with rudely formed prototypes of the Solutrean laurel-leaf point.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
The highly developed flint industry of the Solutrean types; art development of the Cr-Magnon race partly suspended.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
From middle Aurignacian on through Solutrean times these denizens of the extreme north disappear from this region of Europe.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
The human sculptures are determined to be of late Aurignacian age, because they are buried in an early Solutrean talus.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn

British Dictionary definitions for solutrean

Solutrean

adjective

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

Word Origin for Solutrean

C19: named after Solutré, village in central France where traces of this culture were originally found

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solutrean in Science

Solutrean

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.