Definition of Maglemosian in English:
Maglemosian
adjective ˌmaɡləˈməʊzɪənˌmaɡləˈməʊsɪən
Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting a northern European Mesolithic culture, dated to about 9,500–7,700 years ago.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some Maglemosian material culture was artistically designed, with decoration on tools and wooden canoes.
- The Federmessergruppen, characterized by shouldered flint points, gives way to the Maglemosian tradition with abundant microliths in distinctive convex-backed and triangular forms.
- 1.1as noun the Maglemosian The Maglemosian culture or period.
Origin
1920s: from Maglemose, a town in Denmark where objects from this culture were found, + -ian.