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Natufian
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English
Etymology
Coined by Dorothy Garrod after Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shuqba cave in West Bank where these people lived, en ian.
Adjective
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en archaeology anthropology Of, or relating to a Mesolithic-era hunter-gatherer people in the Mediterranean area around Levant, at about 13,000 to 11,000 BC.
Translations
relating to a Mesolithic-era people
French: fr natoufien
Greek: el Νατούφιος
Noun
A member of the Natufian culture.
Translations
member of the Natufian culture
French: fr Natoufien m, fr Natoufienne f
Greek: el Νατούφιος m
Further reading
Natufian culture