Natufiann.adj.

Brit.

/nəˈtuːfɪən/, U.S.

/nəˈtufiən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Naṭūf , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Wādī al-Naṭūf, a valley north-west of Jerusalem, where the type-site of this culture was discovered by Prof. D. Garrod (see quots. 1931 at sense A. 1 and 1932 at sense B.) + -ian suffix.

Archaeology.

A. n.

1. With the. A Mesolithic or Epipalaeolithic culture of south-west Asia, represented especially well in Israel, Jordan, and elsewhere in the Levant.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > specific Mesolithic culture

Maglemose1915

Maglemosian1921

Ertebølle1927

Natufian1931

Swiderian1936

Larnian1940

Obanian1942

Mazovian1976

1931 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 61 518 Miss Garrod read her paper on ‘A new mesolithic industry: the Natufian of Palestine’.

1989 Nature 29 June 665/3 Cultivation of cereals began in the early natufian, in the eleventh millennium bc.

2. A member of the Natufian people.

ΚΠ

1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine iii. 61 The Natufians were still essentially food-gatherers, in spite of their discovery of the cultivation of grain.

1960 K. M. Kenyon Archaeol. in Holy Land ii. 36 The Natufians of Mount Carmel, and of rock-shelters on the eastern and western slopes of the Judaean hills, lived mainly by hunting.

2001 Daily Tel. 26 Jan. 12/3 The prehistoric hunting and gathering Natufians of south-west Asia were drastically affected by sudden, prolonged and intense temperature and rainfall changes.

B. adj.

Designating, relating to, or belonging to this culture or period.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific Palaeolithic

Mousterian1876

Magdalenian1885

Mesvinian1905

Strepyan1910

Micoquian1926

Aterian1928

Sangoan1931

Clactonian1932

Grimaldian1932

Levalloisean1932

Natufian1932

Perigordian1936

Gravettian1940

Patjitanian1943

Mousterioid1946

Mousteroid1950

1932 D. A. E. Garrod in Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 62 266 All these constructions were covered by the undisturbed Lower Natufian deposit.

1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine iii. 59 Among large flint artifacts the most noteworthy are sickle-blades and ‘picks’, which point to the agricultural character of Natufian culture.

1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 159/1 The shrine at the base of the Tell at Jericho was built during the early Natufian phase.

2000 A. M. T. Moore et al. Village on Euphrates 184 The most numerous objects are the grinding dishes, a type rare on Natufian sites where mortars and pestles predominated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	natufian
释义	Natufiann.adj. Brit. /nəˈtuːfɪən/, U.S. /nəˈtufiən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Naṭūf , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Wādī al-Naṭūf, a valley north-west of Jerusalem, where the type-site of this culture was discovered by Prof. D. Garrod (see quots. 1931 at sense A. 1 and 1932 at sense B.) + -ian suffix. Archaeology. A. n. 1. With the. A Mesolithic or Epipalaeolithic culture of south-west Asia, represented especially well in Israel, Jordan, and elsewhere in the Levant. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > specific Mesolithic culture Maglemose1915 Maglemosian1921 Ertebølle1927 Natufian1931 Swiderian1936 Larnian1940 Obanian1942 Mazovian1976 1931 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 61 518 Miss Garrod read her paper on ‘A new mesolithic industry: the Natufian of Palestine’. 1989 Nature 29 June 665/3 Cultivation of cereals began in the early natufian, in the eleventh millennium bc. 2. A member of the Natufian people. ΚΠ 1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine iii. 61 The Natufians were still essentially food-gatherers, in spite of their discovery of the cultivation of grain. 1960 K. M. Kenyon Archaeol. in Holy Land ii. 36 The Natufians of Mount Carmel, and of rock-shelters on the eastern and western slopes of the Judaean hills, lived mainly by hunting. 2001 Daily Tel. 26 Jan. 12/3 The prehistoric hunting and gathering Natufians of south-west Asia were drastically affected by sudden, prolonged and intense temperature and rainfall changes. B. adj. Designating, relating to, or belonging to this culture or period. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific Palaeolithic Mousterian1876 Magdalenian1885 Mesvinian1905 Strepyan1910 Micoquian1926 Aterian1928 Sangoan1931 Clactonian1932 Grimaldian1932 Levalloisean1932 Natufian1932 Perigordian1936 Gravettian1940 Patjitanian1943 Mousterioid1946 Mousteroid1950 1932 D. A. E. Garrod in Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 62 266 All these constructions were covered by the undisturbed Lower Natufian deposit. 1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine iii. 59 Among large flint artifacts the most noteworthy are sickle-blades and ‘picks’, which point to the agricultural character of Natufian culture. 1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 159/1 The shrine at the base of the Tell at Jericho was built during the early Natufian phase. 2000 A. M. T. Moore et al. Village on Euphrates 184 The most numerous objects are the grinding dishes, a type rare on Natufian sites where mortars and pestles predominated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1931
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