mousterian
1Mousterian — [mo͞os tir′ē ən] adj. [Fr moustérien: remains were found at Le Moustier, cave in S France] designating or of a Middle Paleolithic culture, associated with the Neanderthal cave people and characterized by the use of flaked hand axes, scrapers, etc …
2Mousterian — The Stone Age This box: view · talk · edit ↑ before Homo (Pliocene …
3Mousterian Pluvial — The Mousterian Pluvial was an extended wet and rainy period in the climate history of North Africa. It occurred during the Upper Paleolithic era, beginning around 50,000 years before the present (ybp), lasting 20,000 years, and ending around… …
4Mousterian industry — Tool culture traditionally associated with the Neanderthals in Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa during the early fourth (Würm) glacial period (с 40,000 BC). The Mousterian tool assemblage included small hand axes made from disk shaped… …
5Mousterian — adjective Etymology: French moustérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne, France Date: 1890 of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture that is characterized by well made flake tools often considered the work of Neanderthal man …
6Mousterian — /mooh stear ee euhn/, adj. Anthropol. 1. of or pertaining to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000 40,000 B.C.) and consisting of five or more stone artifact traditions in Europe… …
7Mousterian — [mu: stɪərɪən] adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting the main culture of the Middle Palaeolithic period in Europe, between the Acheulian and Aurignacian periods (chiefly 80,000–35,000 years ago). Origin C19: from Fr. moustiérien, from Le… …
8mousterian — mous·te·ri·an …
9Mousterian — Mous•te•ri•an or Mous•tie•ri•an [[t]muˈstɪər i ən[/t]] adj. ara of or designating a Middle Paleolithic toolmaking tradition, cl00,000–40,000 b.c. characterized by side scrapers and points and generally ascribed to the Neanderthals • Etymology:… …
10Mousterian — /muˈstɪəriən/ (say mooh stearreeuhn) adjective 1. relating to Palaeolithic human relics displaying the skill, finish, and character of the flint scrapers found in the sands of south western France. 2. relating to human relics of this part of the… …
