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MOUSTERIAN CULTURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Neanderthal 1, record 1, English, Neanderthal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Classic Neanderthals are probably a stock of hominids, by common consent a by-product of the evolutionary process, one that can be excluded from the ancestry of modern man, dating from the fourth glacial advance. Their dead were buried along with their tools. The presence of speech may be inferred. Mousterian culture predominated. 1, record 1, English, - Neanderthal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Néanderthalien
1, record 1, French, N%C3%A9anderthalien
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Race d'hominidés s'étant épanouie au Moustérien et révélant de nombreux caractères archaïques. 1, record 1, French, - N%C3%A9anderthalien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arqueología
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- neandertal
1, record 1, Spanish, neandertal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Raza humana fósil que vivió durante el último período interglacial y el último glacial, aproximadamente durante 80 000 años, y que desapareció hace unos 35 000 años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - neandertal
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mousterian culture 1, record 2, English, Mousterian%20culture
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
from the third interglacial through the fourth glaciation period, or Middle Paleolithic, about 125,000 to 15,000 B.C. Finer flint implements: bone tools, scrapers, fire, etc. 1, record 2, English, - Mousterian%20culture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- culture moustérienne 1, record 2, French, culture%20moust%C3%A9rienne
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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