Tardenoisian

adjective

of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments

Word Origin

C20: after Tardenois, France, where implements were found

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples from the Web for tardenoisian

Historical Examples

These are the Azilian, the Tardenoisian, and the Maglemosian.
Ancient Man in Britain
Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
The Tardenoisian culture had spread northward from the Mediterranean.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe
John 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 Europe
John M. Tyler
Thus the Azilian bone-harpoon industry, like the Tardenoisian microlithic flint industry, was largely pursued by fisherfolk.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
The question which arises as to the sources of this special Tardenoisian industry again finds archologists divided.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn

Tardenoisian

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for tardenoisian

Historical Examples

These are the Azilian, the Tardenoisian, and the Maglemosian.

The Tardenoisian culture had spread northward from the Mediterranean.

The Tardenoisian people, if their culture was carried by a distinct people, may represent an early wave.

Thus the Azilian bone-harpoon industry, like the Tardenoisian microlithic flint industry, was largely pursued by fisherfolk.

The question which arises as to the sources of this special Tardenoisian industry again finds archologists divided.