So·lu·tre·an also So·lu·tri·an (s -l  tr -n)adj. Of or relating to the Old World Upper Paleolithic culture that succeeded the Aurignacian and was characterized by new stone implements and stylized symbolic forms of art. [French solutréen, after Solutré-Pouilly, a village of east-central France.] |
Solutrean [səˈluːtrɪən]
adj
(Social Science / Archaeology) of or relating to an Upper Palaeolithic culture of Europe that was characterized by leaf-shaped flint blades
[named after Solutré, village in central France where traces of this culture were originally found]
| Solutrean also Solutrian (s-ltr-n) Relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture in southwestern Europe between the Aurignacian and Magdalenian cultures, dating from around 21,000 to 17,000 years ago. The short-lived Solutrean culture was characterized by finely crafted tools, such as slender, leaf-shaped blades and shouldered points, as well as ornaments, carvings, and cave paintings. |
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