1. Natufian - Noun
2. Natufian - Adjective
Natufian (not comparable)
(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.
Natufian (plural Natufians)
A member of the Natufian culture.
As with other Natufian subjects, opinions tend to either emphasize North African connections or Eurasian connections. Source: Internet
At another Natufian site at the cave of Hayonim, humans were found buried with two canids. Source: Internet
One Natufian individual was also found to belong to the N1b mtDNA haplogroup. Source: Internet
For example, in Cilicia the Belbaşı culture (13,000–10,000 BCE) shows Kebaran influence, while the Beldibi culture (10,000–8500 BCE) shows clear Natufian influence. Source: Internet
In the Near East, the laminar microliths of the Kebarian culture were superseded by the geometric microliths of the Natufian tradition a little more than 11,000 years ago. Source: Internet
It is argued that the cold and dry Younger Dryas lowered the carrying capacity of the area and forced the sedentary Early Natufian population into a more mobile subsistence pattern. Source: Internet