Magdalenian
/ˌmægdəˈliːnɪən/adjective
1- Archaeology of, relating to, or denoting the final Palaeolithic culture in Europe, following the Solutrean and dated to about 17,000-11,500 years ago. It is characterized by a range of bone and horn tools, and by highly developed cave art.【考古】马格德林时期的(指欧洲旧石器时代晚期文化, 在梭鲁特文化之后, 距今约17,000至11,500年。其特征为各种骨质和角质工具, 以及高度发达的石窟艺术)。
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- as noun the Magdalenian the Magdalenian culture or period马格德林文化; 马格德林时期。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French Magdalénien 'from La Madeleine', a site in the Dordogne, France, where objects from this culture were found.