Gravettian

Gra vett i an |grəˈvetēən ɡrəˈvɛdiən | ▶adjective Archaeology of, relating to, or denoting an Upper Paleolithic culture in Europe following the Aurignacian, dated to about 28,000 –19,000 years ago. • (as noun the Gravettian ) the Gravettian culture or period. ORIGIN 1930s: from la Gravette, an archaeological site in southwestern France, where objects from this culture were found.

Gravettian

Gravettian |grəˈvɛtɪən | ▶adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting an Upper Palaeolithic culture in Europe following the Aurignacian, dated to about 28,000 –19,000 years ago. • (as noun the Gravettian ) the Gravettian culture or period. ORIGIN 1930s: from la Gravette, an archaeological site in SW France, where objects from this culture were found.