Magdalenian

English Alternative forms en Madelenian Etymology From en fr Magdalénien, en Magdalene -ian, after the Abri de la Madeleine Magdalene Shelter, an archaeological site in the Dordogne département of South-Western France. Adjective - Relating to the late Paleolithic culture typical of La Madeleine, c. 17000 to 12000 . en 1981 w:William Irwin Thompson The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture Rider/Hutchinson & Co. London 120 As the Sistine Chapel expresses the flowering of the culture of the Renaissance, so Lascaux expresses the flowering of the culture of the Magdalenians. en The Last Lost World Lydia Pyne; Stephen J. Pyne Penguin 2012 9780670023639 8 The Cave of Lascaux became the world's most celebrated museum of Magdalenian art and as much an icon of the Pleistocene as mammoths and Neanderthals. Translations relating to the late Paleolithic culture French: fr magdalénien Greek: el μαγδαλήνιος, el μαγδαλένιος Italian: it magdaleniano Noun A person of the Magdalenian culture. en 1981 w:William Irwin Thompson The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture Rider/Hutchinson & Co. London 130 Whether or not we believe in astrology is irrelevant; the question is, did the Magdalenians? en 2018 w:Tim Flannery Europe: The First 100 Million Years 221 Penguin 2019 The Magdalenians hunted a wide variety of prey, including horses, aurochs and fish, and are known for their highly sophisticated bone artefacts . Further reading en eponyms en Archaeology Paleontology