Azilian


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A·zil·ian

 (ə-zĭl′yən)
adj.
Of or relating to a Mesolithic western European culture.

[After le Mas d' Azil, a village of southern France.]
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Azilian

(əˈzɪlɪən)
n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) a Palaeolithic culture of Spain and SW France that can be dated to the 10th millennium bc, characterized by flat bone harpoons and schematically painted pebbles
adj
(Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to this culture
[C19: named after Mas d'Azil, France, where artefacts were found]
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Azilian

Belonging to a Paleolithic culture in southern France and Spain.
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