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Gravettian

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Gravettian [grəˈvɛtɪən]
adj
(Social Science / Archaeology) of, referring to, or characteristic of an Upper Palaeolithic culture, characterized esp by small pointed blades with blunt backs
[from La Gravette on the Dordogne, France]


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Barber has examined a small Gravettian "Venus" figure carved from bone more than 20,000 years ago, found near the area and the time of the famous Lascaux cave paintings.
 
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