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Solutrean

Solutrean

1 9.9
A person from a prehistoric western European culture who made fine stone tools
  • noun
  • /səˈluːtriən/
  • Specialized
: solutrense
  • The archaeologist studied the tools made by members of the Solutrean culture to understand their way of life.

Examples

  • But one Solutrean expert, University of New Mexico archaeologist Lawrence Straus, says the differences between Solutrean and Clovis technology are "far more significant than the similarities."

    Academic text (2006)

  • The exhibit featured Solutrean tools that highlighted the advanced craftsmanship of this prehistoric people.

  • Researchers have discovered new sites where Solutrean artifacts were found, shedding light on ancient European societies.

Synonyms

Cro-Magnon
vsSolutrean
  • Specialized
19 9.7

An early modern human who lived in Europe during the late Ice Age

is a member of a specific cultural group within that Upper Paleolithic population

Surface Forms

Solutrean singular
Solutreans plural

Morphology

Solutrean = Solutré (opaque) = Solutré + ean

Derived from a place-name with an ethnonymic suffix; knowing the place-name does not let learners infer 'a member of that prehistoric culture'.

Etymology

Solutrean takes its name from the French site La Solutré where special stone tools were found, so a 'Solutrean' is a person of that prehistoric group who made those fine blades.