Natufian

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adjective

Of, or relating to a Mesolithic-era hunter-gatherer people in the Mediterranean area around Levant, at about 13,000 to 11,000 BC.

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Meanings

adjectiveNatufian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanthropologyOf, or relating to a Mesolithic-era hunter-gatherer people in the Mediterranean area around Levant, at about 13,000 to 11,000 BC.
nounNatufian (plural Natufians)

plural Natufians

  1. A member of the Natufian culture.

Origin

Coined by Dorothy Garrod after Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shuqba cave in West Bank where these people lived, + -ian.

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Translations

French natoufien, Natoufien
  • natoufienrelating to a Mesolithic-era people
  • Natoufienmember of the Natufian culture
  • Natoufiennemember of the Natufian culture
Greek Νατούφιος, Νατούφιος
  • Νατούφιος (Natoúfios)relating to a Mesolithic-era people
  • Νατούφιος (Natoúfios)member of the Natufian culture
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Natufian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natufian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Natufian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natufian.

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