Natufian

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

Natufian (not comparable)

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

Translations

relating to a Mesolithic-era people

• French: natoufien (fr)
• Greek: Νατούφιος (Natoúfios)

Noun

Natufian (plural Natufians)

1. A member of the Natufian culture.

Translations

member of the Natufian culture

• French: Natoufien m, Natoufienne f
• Greek: Νατούφιος m (Natoúfios)

Further reading

• Natufian culture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia