Mousterian

M3O1U1S1T1E1R1I1A1N1

adjective

Of or from Le Moustier.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveMousterian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or from Le Moustier.
  2. not comparableCharacteristic of the Neanderthal inhabitants or culture of this region.

    We know that in Mousterian times, the time of Neanderthal humanity, there was a bear cult.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 126
  3. not comparableCharacteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region.

Translations

Portuguese musteriense
  • musterienseTranslations

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APA

Mousterian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mousterian

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Chicago

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