Sauveterrian
Sign in to saveThe Sauveterrian is the name for an archaeological culture of the European Mesolithic which flourished around 8500 to 6500 years BP. The name is derived from the type site of Sauveterre-la-Lémance in the French of Lot-et-Garonne.
Key facts
- Archaeological culture.name
- Sauveterrian
- Archaeological culture.altnames
- Sauveterrian Culture
- Archaeological culture.region
- France, Europe
- Archaeological culture.period
- Mesolithic
- Archaeological culture.dates
- 8500 to 6500 years BP
- Archaeological culture.typesite
- Sauveterre-la-Lémance
- Archaeological culture.precededby
- Azilian
- Archaeological culture.followedby
- Neolithic Europe
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The Sauveterrian is the name for an archaeological culture of the European Mesolithic which flourished around 8500 to 6500 years BP. The name is derived from the type site of Sauveterre-la-Lémance in the French of Lot-et-Garonne.
It extended through large parts of western and central Europe. Characteristic artefacts include geometric microliths and backed points on micro-blades. Woodworking tools are notably missing from Sauveterrian assemblages. There is evidence for ritual burial.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sauveterrian” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.