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gravettian

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Gra⋅vett⋅i⋅an

[gruh-vet-ee-uhn]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an advanced Upper Paleolithic industry of Europe dating to c25,000 b.c. and characterized by straight, blunt-backed blades.

Origin:
1935–40; after la Gravette on the Dordogne, France; see -ian
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