Meanings
- A late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.
Other parts of southern Europe that were occupied during the last glacial maximum showed industries that were essentially a continuation of the Gravettian into the so-called Epigravettian, characterized by much variation in types of points and other tools.
2011, Sarunas Milisauskas, editor, European Prehistory: A Survey, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 97Synonyms: Tardigravettian
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA late Paleolithic culture following the Gravettian, c. 21000–10000 BCE.
Origin
- FrenchÉpigravettien
- EnglishEpigravettian
Borrowed from French Épigravettien.
More words from French
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French Épigravettien
- ÉpigravettienTranslations
Cite this entry
Epigravettian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epigravettian
“Epigravettian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epigravettian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Epigravettian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epigravettian.
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