er·te·bol·le \ˌertəˈbälə, -ˈbələ, -ˈbə̄lə\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Ærtebølle, town in Jutland, Denmark, where such mounds were found : of or belonging to an Early Neolithic or Late Mesolithic culture in the Baltic region characterized by large kitchen middens, chipped stone tools, and crude pottery