Mousterian
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A group of Middle Paleolithic stone tools made by Neanderthals and early modern humans
- noun
- /ˈmuːstəriən/
- Specialized
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industria musteriense
- The archaeologist discovered several Mousterian tools in the excavation site, revealing insights about early human life.
Examples
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Her encyclopedia gave her some terms to ponder: Pleistocene, Mousterian, and so forth.
Academic text (2002) -
Artifacts from the Mousterian era show the advanced flaking techniques used by Neanderthals.
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Researchers analyzed the Mousterian flake tools to understand the hunting strategies of early humans.
Surface Forms
Mousterian singular
Mousterians plural
Etymology
Mousterian is named after the French site Le Moustier, where the typical flint tools were discovered, and the site name comes from a Latin word meaning 'monastery'. So 'the Mousterian' is the name given to that specific stone-tool industry used by Neanderthals and early humans.
