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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOUSTERIAN

From French Moustérien from archaeological finds of the same period in the cave of Le Moustier, Dordogne, France.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOUSTERIAN

Mousterian  [muːˈstɪərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOUSTERIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mousterian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES MOUSTERIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mousterian

Mousterian

Mousterian is a name given by archaeologists to a style of predominantly flint tools associated primarily with Homo neanderthalensis and dating to the Middle Paleolithic, the middle part of the Old Stone Age.

Definition of Mousterian in the English dictionary

The definition of Mousterian in the dictionary is a culture characterized by flint flake tools and associated with Neanderthal man, found throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, dating from before 70 000–32 000 bc. Other definition of Mousterian is of or relating to this culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOUSTERIAN


acroterion
ˌækrəʊˈtɪərɪən
Algerian
ælˈdʒɪərɪən
bacterian
bækˈtɪərɪən
Cimmerian
sɪˈmɪərɪən
criterion
kraɪˈtɪərɪən
Hyperion
haɪˈpɪərɪən
Iberian
aɪˈbɪərɪən
Illyrian
ɪˈlɪərɪən
Liberian
laɪˈbɪərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
phalansterian
ˌfælənˈstɪərɪən
presbyterian
ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən
psalterian
sɔːlˈtɪərɪən
Shakespearean
ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən
Siberian
saɪˈbɪərɪən
spinsterian
spɪnˈstɪərɪən
Sumerian
suːˈmɪərɪən
therian
ˈθɪərɪən
trans-Siberian
trænzsaɪˈbɪərɪən
Wagnerian
vɑːɡˈnɪərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOUSTERIAN

Moussorgsky

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOUSTERIAN

Adlerian
Brian
Cancerian
Celtiberian
Chaucerian
eleutherian
eutherian
Faulknerian
Hanoverian
Hesperian
Hitlerian
Homerian
Khmerian
megatherian
metatherian
Pierian
Popperian
prototherian
Schopenhauerian
Spenserian
valerian

Synonyms and antonyms of Mousterian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mousterian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOUSTERIAN

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Translator English - Chinese

莫斯特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

musteriense
570 millions of speakers

English

Mousterian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mousterian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Mousterian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мустьерская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mousterian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Mousterian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Moustérien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mousterian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mousterian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ムスティエ文化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Mousterian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mousterian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mousterian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Mousterian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोस्टरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mousterian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Musteriano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mousterian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мустьерская
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

musteriene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μουστέρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mousterian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mousterian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mousterian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mousterian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUSTERIAN»

The term «Mousterian» is normally little used and occupies the 126.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUSTERIAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUSTERIAN»

Discover the use of Mousterian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mousterian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge
The Mousterian tool tradition and similar techniques of Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa, dating between about 40,000 and 125,000 years ago, are the best known of these industries (Figure 7.22). Comparable traditions are ...
William Haviland, Dana Walrath, Harald Prins, 2013
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Neandertals and Modern Humans in Western Asia
A seemingly ever-increasing number of distinguishable spatio-temporal variants ( manifestations), listed below, are now commonly recognized to be represented within the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) technocomplex. The star (*) indicates ...
Takeru Akazawa, Kenichi Aoki, Ofer Bar-Yosef, 1998
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The Middle Paleolithic: Adaptation, Behavior, and Variability
isric of the upper levels at Tabun, as well as of all Late Levantine Mousterian assemblages used here. However, since Bczez B is said to be Early Levantine Mousterian, Tabun, Unit IX, is not unique and this apparently aberrant typological  ...
Harold L. Dibble, Paul Mellars, 2003
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Anthropology: The Human Challenge
The Mousterian tool tradition and similar techniques of Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa, dating between about 40,000 and 125,000 years ago, are the best known of these industries (Figure 7.22). Comparable traditions are ...
William Haviland, Harald Prins, Dana Walrath, 2013
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Radiocarbon Dating: Proceedings of the Ninth International ...
All the above are radiocarbon dates except (14) which is an amino-acid racemisation age (Bada &Protsch 1973). B. North Africa and the Sahara Acheulian and 'Pre-Mousterian' 1. Harounian beach, Casablanca, Morocco ~ 145,000-~125,000 ...
Rainer Berger, Hans Eduard Suess, 1979
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Mousterian "bone flute" and other finds from Divje Babe I ...
The most topical Middle Paleolithic site in Slovenia is presented in full detail in this series.
Ivan Turk, 1997
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History of Humanity: Prehistory and the beginnings of ...
It may also be observed that part of the basis for the recognition of a 'Mousterian' in northwestern Africa is that the lowest Middle Palaeolithic in several sites, such as Sidi Mansour and Taforalt, lacked ped- unculates and bifacial foliates and ...
Sigfried J. de Laet, Unesco, 1994
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From Lucy to Language
The sort of core preparation that typified Acheulean toolmaking continued in the succeeding Mousterian industry, although the resulting tools were much smaller and had a wider range of shapes and uses* Named for the site of Le Moustier, ...
Donald C. Johanson, 1996
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Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory: Second Edition
cally Mousterian industrial tools suggest that the distinction between the Mousterian and some of these Middle Pleistocene industries, especially the Levalloiriarz and the Micoquian, arbitrarily partitions a continuum of variability.
Eric Delson, Head of the Anthropology Department Ian Tattersall, Ian Tattersall, 2000
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History of Civilizations of Central Asia
excavated by Soleki in 1971,26 with a Mousterian industry and a spectacular Neanderthal burial accompanied by red ochre, ibex horns and flowers; the many other sites of this region and of the Crimea are all part of the major geographical  ...
Ahmad Hasan Dani, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUSTERIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mousterian is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Unfolding Story of an Ice Age VIP
Excavations in the El Mirón Cave have yielded a cultural sequence of Late Mousterian, early Upper Paleolithic, Solutrean, Magdalenian, ... «Popular Archaeology, Jun 15»
2
Ancient Teeth in Italy and Arrival of Modern Humans in Europe
At this site, scientists have found well-preserved living floors of both Neanderthals and modern humans, evidenced by both Mousterian and ... «Popular Archaeology, Apr 15»
3
Mutilating Bodies Of The Dead: Indication Of Neanderthal Rituals Or …
Since the site in Marillac was discovered, fossil remains of animals and humans, as well as Mousterian tools, have been unearthed, leading ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
4
Neanderthals Beat Up Their Deceased Brethren: Study
... area for Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), given the plethora of human and animal fossils found there - along with Mousterian tools. «Nature World News, Apr 15»
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Neanderthal 'bone flute' musical instruments were actually hyenas …
All cave bear pseudo-bone flutes are not dated to Neanderthal Middle Palaeolithic Mousterian layers, but instead, if possible to date, to Late ... «International Business Times UK, Mar 15»
6
Telling stories from stone tools
In the November 2014 Quaternary International, he calls for discarding the influential Mousterian stone tool industry. Named in 1883 for finds at ... «Science News, Mar 15»
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Gunmen Attack Tunisian Museum, Killing 19 and Taking Hostages
The Bardo Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of Roman mosaics, as well as a 40,000-year-old Mousterian altar, ... «Hyperallergic, Mar 15»
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Evidence: Neanderthals had style, wore jewelry of eagle claws
They also found Mousterian stone tools (a telltale sign of Neanderthal occupation), a hearth, and the bones of rhinos and cave bears — but no ... «The Market Business, Mar 15»
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Neanderthals Turned Eagle Talons Into 'Stunning' Jewelry
They also found Mousterian stone tools (a telltale sign of Neanderthal occupation), a hearth, and the bones of rhinos and cave bears — but no ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
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Neanderthal bone necklace 'world's oldest jewellery'
... arrived in Europe in about 300,000BC, developing a range of crude flint tools in what paleontologists have labelled the “Mousterian” culture. «The Times, Mar 15»

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