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Azilian definition

Azil·ian (ə zil′yən)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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