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Middle Paleolithic

Noun

Meaning

the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC

Source: WordNet

Examples

A large number of Middle Paleolithic flint tools were found on the surface and in side gullies that drain into the river. Source: Internet

Middle Paleolithic societies, unlike Lower Paleolithic and early Neolithic ones, consisted of bands that ranged from 20 to 30 or 25 to 100 members and were usually nomadic. Source: Internet

From 200,000 BP onwards, Middle Paleolithic humans began to make complex stone blades with flaked edges which were used as spear heads. Source: Internet

Harpoons were invented and used for the first time during the late Middle Paleolithic (c. 90,000 years ago); the invention of these devices brought fish into the human diets, which provided a hedge against starvation and a more abundant food supply. Source: Internet

The early flake industries probably contributed to the development of the Middle Paleolithic flake tools of the Mousterian industry, which is associated with the remains of Neanderthal man. Source: Internet

"The Lower and Middle Paleolithic of Thessaly, Greece" Journal of Field Archaeology 20.3 (Autumn 1993:299–317) summarises the survey carried out in June 1991. Source: Internet

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