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Natufian definition

Na·tu·fian (nə to̵̅o̅′fē ən)

adjective

designating or of a Mesolithic culture of the Near East characterized by microliths, sickles, pestles, etc.: it offers the first evidence of reaping and grinding cereals

Etymology: after Wady en-Natuf, valley in Palestine + -ian

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