Definition of Azilian in English:

Azilian

adjective əˈzɪlɪən

Archaeology

1Relating to or denoting an early Mesolithic culture in Europe, succeeding the Magdalenian and dated to about 11,500–9,500 years ago. It is characterized by flat bone harpoons, painted pebbles, and microliths.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Azilian industry seems to be a declining remnant of dispersed Magdalenian communities.
- Thus, the Azilian hunters who established their camp in the La Fru and Campalou rockshelters hunted around the site, killing ibex.
- The Upper Paleolithic covers all the postglacial stages down to the Neolithic, and includes the subdivisions of the Aurignacian, Solutrean, Magdalenian, and Azilian.
- Although occurring in time at the beginning of the Mesolithic, the Azilian is Upper Paleolithic in character.
- During the first excavation period, performed between 1928 and 1936, two Azilian skulls were found.
- The evolution of grinding and milling techniques began with the earliest known pestle and mortar, dating from about 10000 BC; this came from the Azilian culture of S. France, where it was used to grind pigments.
- Additional information on the Azilian pebbles may be found in our Handbook ‘Ancient Man’.
- The stratigraphic sequence is uncertain, as no systematic digs have been carried out, but Upper Palaeolithic and Azilian layers have been identified.
- She was known for her analysis of Azilian skeletal remains excavated in France.
- The term ‘biomorphic’ originates with Geoffrey Grigson, who ‘proposed… the adoption of the term… from an unnamed anthropologist who employed it in relation to the painted pebbles of the prehistoric Azilian culture ’.
1. 1.1as noun the Azilian The Azilian culture or period.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Mas d'Azil in the French Pyrenees, where objects from this culture were found.

Rhymes

Abbevillian, Brazilian, caecilian, Castilian, Chilean, Churchillian, civilian, cotillion, crocodilian, epyllion, Gillian, Lilian, Maximilian, Pamphylian, pavilion, postilion, Quintilian, reptilian, Sicilian, Tamilian, vaudevillian, vermilion, Virgilian

单词	Azilian
释义	Definition of Azilian in English: Azilian adjective əˈzɪlɪən Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting an early Mesolithic culture in Europe, succeeding the Magdalenian and dated to about 11,500–9,500 years ago. It is characterized by flat bone harpoons, painted pebbles, and microliths. Example sentencesExamples The Azilian industry seems to be a declining remnant of dispersed Magdalenian communities. Thus, the Azilian hunters who established their camp in the La Fru and Campalou rockshelters hunted around the site, killing ibex. The Upper Paleolithic covers all the postglacial stages down to the Neolithic, and includes the subdivisions of the Aurignacian, Solutrean, Magdalenian, and Azilian. Although occurring in time at the beginning of the Mesolithic, the Azilian is Upper Paleolithic in character. During the first excavation period, performed between 1928 and 1936, two Azilian skulls were found. The evolution of grinding and milling techniques began with the earliest known pestle and mortar, dating from about 10000 BC; this came from the Azilian culture of S. France, where it was used to grind pigments. Additional information on the Azilian pebbles may be found in our Handbook ‘Ancient Man’. The stratigraphic sequence is uncertain, as no systematic digs have been carried out, but Upper Palaeolithic and Azilian layers have been identified. She was known for her analysis of Azilian skeletal remains excavated in France. The term ‘biomorphic’ originates with Geoffrey Grigson, who ‘proposed… the adoption of the term… from an unnamed anthropologist who employed it in relation to the painted pebbles of the prehistoric Azilian culture ’. 1.1as noun the Azilian The Azilian culture or period. Origin Late 19th century: named after Mas d'Azil in the French Pyrenees, where objects from this culture were found. Rhymes Abbevillian, Brazilian, caecilian, Castilian, Chilean, Churchillian, civilian, cotillion, crocodilian, epyllion, Gillian, Lilian, Maximilian, Pamphylian, pavilion, postilion, Quintilian, reptilian, Sicilian, Tamilian, vaudevillian, vermilion, Virgilian
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