Meaning Of The Word Gravettian

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Gravettian in American English
designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture, characterized by flint points resembling a pointed knife blade with a blunted back
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

Gravettian in British English
adjective: of, referring to, or characteristic of an Upper Palaeolithic culture, characterized esp by small pointed blades with blunt backs

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