Azilian

[uh-zeel-yuhn, -ee-uhn, uh-zil-]

adjective

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an early Mesolithic culture of southern France and northern Spain.

Origin:
1895–1900; named after Mas d'Azil, village in Ariège, S France, near where remains of the culture were found; see -ian

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Azilian (əˈzɪlɪən)

—n
1.	a Palaeolithic culture of Spain and SW France that can be dated to the 10th millennium bc, characterized by flat bone harpoons and schematically painted pebbles

—*adj*
2.	of or relating to this culture

[C19: named after Mas d'Azil, France, where artefacts were found]

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Azilian

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