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maglemosian

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Mag⋅le⋅mo⋅se⋅an

  [mag-luh-moh-see-uhn, -shuhn, -zhuhn]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
Also, Mag⋅le⋅mo⋅si⋅an.

Origin:
1915–20; Maglemose site of Mesolithic station in Denmark + -an
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Ma·gle·mo·si·an   (mä'glə-mō'zē-ən)   
adj.   Archaeology
Of or relating to a Mesolithic forest culture of northern Europe.

[After Maglemose, a Mesolithic site on the western coast of Sjaelland, Denmark.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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