Tardenoisianadj.

1912 R. Munro Palæolithic Man xi. 277 (heading) Tardenoisien flint industry.]

1921 Glasgow Herald 16 Feb. 13 Tribes..characterized in their industry by little geometric flints called Tardenoisian.

1928 C. Dawson Age Gods iii. 47 It is difficult to form any estimate of the duration of the Azilian and Tardenoisian cultures.

1939 C. S. Coon Races of Europe iii. 56 The cultures of the Mesolithic period may be divided into two elements... One was the intrusive Tardenoisian with its advanced microlithic technique, which came in from the south across the straits of Gibraltar.

1948 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. (rev. ed.) xvi. 63 As early as 1887, Piette discovered an Azilian period after the Magdalenian, and in 1896 de Mortillet added the Tardenoisian to this.

1951 Field Archaeol. (Ordnance Survey) (ed. 3) 13 ‘Pigmy’ flints of the type known as Tardenoisian from the site at Fère-en-Tardenois in Northern France.

1975 J. G. Evans Environment Early Man Brit. Isles v. 103 Features of a third group, considered to reflect the continental Tardenoisian, were also incorporated, in particular the use of the chisel-ended..arrowhead.