Azilian

(ə zilyən)

adjective

denoting or of a stage of Mesolithic culture following the Magdalenian and characterized by painted stone pebbles and by harpoon heads made from antlers

Origin: after Mas d'Azil, cavern in the French Pyrenees, where traces were found

See Azilian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of or relating to a Mesolithic western European culture.

Origin:

Origin: After le Mas d' Azil, a village of southern France

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