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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAVETTIAN

From La Gravette on the Dordogne, France.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVETTIAN

Gravettian  [ɡrəˈvɛtɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVETTIAN

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Gravettian is an adjective.
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WHAT DOES GRAVETTIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gravettian

Gravettian

The Gravettian toolmaking culture was a specific archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic era prevalent before the last glacial epoch. It is named after the type site of La Gravette in the Dordogne region of France where its characteristic tools were first found and studied. The earliest signs of the culture were found at Kozarnika, Bulgaria. One of the earliest artifacts is also found in eastern Crimea dated 32,000 years ago. It lasted until 22,000 years ago. Where found, it succeeded the artifacts datable to the Aurignacian culture. In August 2013, Romanian archaeologists found a 20,000-years old Gravettian pendant at the Paleolithic site of Poiana Ciresului, near Piatra Neamț, in eastern Romania. The newly discovered objects will be included in the Paleolithic artifacts collection of Târgoviște History Museum, in the new section of human evolution. The department will open at "Stelea" Galleries with the support of Dâmboviţa County Council. The diagnostic characteristic artifacts of the industry are small pointed restruck blade with a blunt but straight back, a carving tool known as a Noailles burin.

Definition of Gravettian in the English dictionary

The definition of Gravettian in the dictionary is of, referring to, or characteristic of an Upper Palaeolithic culture, characterized esp by small pointed blades with blunt backs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVETTIAN


anti-Christian
ˌæntɪˈkrɪstɪən
bastion
ˈbæstɪən
Brechtian
ˈbrɛxtɪən
countian
ˈkaʊntɪən
demibastion
ˌdɛmɪˈbæstɪən
Faustian
ˈfaʊstɪən
fustian
ˈfʌstɪən
Hymettian
haɪˈmɛtɪən
Judaeo-Christian
dʒuːˌdeɪəʊˈkrɪstɪən
Kantian
ˈkæntɪən
Lovecraftian
ˈlʌvˌkrɑːftɪən
Mozartian
məʊˈtsɑːtɪən
Philistian
fɪˈlɪstɪən
Procrustean
prəʊˈkrʌstɪən
Proustian
ˈpruːstɪən
Shahaptian
ʃəˈhæptɪən
strontian
ˈstrɒntɪən
Swiftian
ˈswɪftɪən
Tahitian
təˈhiːtɪən
teleostean
ˌtelɪˈɒstɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVETTIAN

Gravenhage
graveolent
graver
graverobber
Graves
Graves´ disease
Gravesend

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVETTIAN

Alsatian
Christian
Croatian
Dalmatian
dietitian
Egyptian
Gratian
Haitian
Hallstattian
Hetian
Laotian
Lilliputian
Martian
Mauritian
Nova Scotian
Ossetian
Sebastian
Serbo-Croatian
Titian
Venetian

Synonyms and antonyms of Gravettian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gravettian» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Gravettian
1,325 millions of speakers

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Gravetiense
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
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Gravettense
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Gravettian
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Gravettien
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Gravettian
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Gravettien
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
85 millions of speakers
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Gravettian
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Gravettian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेविटेशियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gravettian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gravettiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gravettian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gravettian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gravetianul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γκραβέττια
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Gravettian
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Gravettian
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Gravettian
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Trends of use of Gravettian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVETTIAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVETTIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gravettian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVETTIAN»

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European Prehistory: A Survey
The. Developed. Early. Upper. Paleolithic: The. Gravettian. The Aurignacian disappeared from the archaeological record in many regions by around 29,000– 27,000 years ago. In some areas, however, assemblages with many Aurignacian  ...
Sarunas Milisauskas, 2011
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Prehistoric Art in Europe
Hand-axe from Kilombe, Kenya (Courtesy Andrew Hill) 2. Man from Brno, Czechoslovakia. Gravettian. Ivory. H. Sin: 20'5 cm. Brno, Moravian Museum ( Poulik and Forman, Prehistoric Art) 3. Woman from Willendorf, Lower Austria. Gravettian.
Nancy K. Sandars, 1995
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Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe: One ...
Differential anterior versus posterior dental attrition largely separates Neandertals and Gravettian modern humans, with the Neandertals having more rapid anterior wear and the Gravettians having more even wear across the dental arcade.
Silvana Condemi, Gerd-Christian Weniger, 2011
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Art as Metaphor: The Prehistoric Rock-art of Britain
Thus, our parsimonious reading of the extant items indicates artistic remains from the Gravettian, Late Magdalenian, and Terminal Upper Palaeolithic periods, the latter of which is possibly of Federmessergruppen affiliation. Lack of ...
Aron D. Mazel, George Nash, Clive Waddington, 2007
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The Prehistory of Music: Human Evolution, Archaeology, and ...
Aurignacian Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian? Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian Gravettian/ Perigordian Spy, Belgium Mammutova, Poland ...
Iain Morley, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory: Second Edition
Western Gravettian (Upper Perigordian) Italian Gravettian and Epigravettian Eastern Gravettian eastern Europe, and Italian Gravettian and Epigravettian. dustries are distinguished by regionally specific forms but lack the specific tool types that ...
Eric Delson, Head of the Anthropology Department Ian Tattersall, Ian Tattersall, 2000
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Archaeology in Environment and Technology: Intersections and ...
There are apparently relatively low levels of early occupation in this area of the cave compared to that in the later Gravettian and Solutrean periods, although some caution is needed when reading the graphs, as not all material below the ...
David Frankel, Susan Lawrence, Jennifer Webb, 2013
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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial
Early Upper Status Direction Palaeolithic burial Age uncal Period Site Pit Association art Ochre Position (head) References Cussac 1 Uncertain 25,120 ± 120 BP (Beta-156643) Gravettian C X ? NC 5. Cussac 2 Uncertain 25,120 ± 120 BP ...
Sarah Tarlow, Liv Nilsson Stutz, 2013
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Earliest Italy: An Overview of the Italian Paleolithic and ...
The First Gravettian Evidence and the Hiatus in the Archaeological Record The typological characteristics, radiocarbon dates, or stratigraphic position of a few Gravettian assemblages suggest a date in excess of 25,000 years. At Gr. dei ...
Margherita Mussi, 2001
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Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, ...
Our understanding of the Aurignacian/Gravettian transition has changed focus during the last decade: while former investigations mainly tried to define technotypological units of artefact types and their evolutionarymacrotrends,the evaluationof ...
Marta Camps, Parth Chauhan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVETTIAN»

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Early humans had a taste for ELEPHANTS and preferred the flavour …
Archaeologists have found evidence that the Gravettian culture – a group of hunter gatherers who lived in central and Eastern Europe between ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Who did modern Asian and European populations evolve from?
... may have diverged from that ancestral to Mesolithic Western European hunter-gatherers as the Gravettian culture spread and subdivided. «Genetic Literacy Project, Jun 15»
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Did humans wipe out the woolly mammoths to use their bones for fuel?
Researchers at the Polish Academy of Sciences examined mammoth bones found at several Gravettian sites in central and Eastern Europe ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Mystery-Shrouded Ice Age Artifacts Find Home in Anthropology …
1870, represent Epi-gravettian material left by previously unknown Gravettian hunter-gatherers returning north after the retreat of the last lobe of ... «Popular Archaeology, Apr 15»
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Mushrooms Were on the Upper Palaeolithic Menu
... has been unidentified in the Palaeolithic,” Power concluded. To read about a similar discovery, see "Bone Analysis Shows Gravettian People ... «Archaeology, Apr 15»
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Reproduction Of French Chauvet Cave Art Opens
... methods have shown that the real Grotte Chauvet cave art dates back to being used in two time periods: the Aurignacian and the Gravettian. «Clapway, Apr 15»
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Are humans to blame for the mammoth's demise?
... Research Society in Frankfurt, analysed bones, teeth and mammoth ivory from the Gravettian era between 30,500 and 22,000 years ago. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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30000 Years Ago Humans Ate Mammoths On A Large Scale
Its people flourishing 30 000 years ago are commonly referred to as belonging to the Gravettian culture phase. This period is famous for its ... «Island Crisis News, Dec 14»
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Mammoth meat was a delicacy 30000 years ago: Gravettian people …
The Gravettian people used the bones of more than 1,000 mammoths to build their settlement, as well as creating incredible ivory sculptures. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Dog waits by blast site for five MONTHS after fireworks explosion …
Beloved Knoxville Ice Bears mascot Chilly Bear recovering... Mammoth meat was a delicacy 30,000 years ago: Gravettian... The loyal dog that ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»

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