Tardenoisian
adjective
of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments
Word Origin for Tardenoisian
C20: after Tardenois, France, where implements were found
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Historical Examples of tardenoisian
These are the Azilian, the Tardenoisian, and the Maglemosian.
Ancient Man in BritainDonald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
The Tardenoisian culture had spread northward from the Mediterranean.
The New Stone Age in Northern EuropeJohn M. Tyler
The Tardenoisian people, if their culture was carried by a distinct people, may represent an early wave.
The New Stone Age in Northern EuropeJohn M. Tyler
Thus the Azilian bone-harpoon industry, like the Tardenoisian microlithic flint industry, was largely pursued by fisherfolk.
Men of the Old Stone AgeHenry Fairfield Osborn
The question which arises as to the sources of this special Tardenoisian industry again finds archologists divided.
Men of the Old Stone AgeHenry Fairfield Osborn