Epigravettian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Épigravettien.

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Epigravettian

  1. A late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.
    Synonym: Tardigravettian
    Coordinate term: Magdalenian
    • 2011, Sarunas Milisauskas, editor, European Prehistory: A Survey, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 97:
      Other parts of southern Europe that were occupied during the last glacial maximum showed industries that were essentially a continuation of the Gravettian into the so-called Epigravettian, characterized by much variation in types of points and other tools.

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