Solutrean

 
Pronunciation: /səˈluːtrɪən/

adjective

Archaeology
  • relating to or denoting an Upper Palaeolithic culture of central and SW France and parts of Iberia. It is dated to about 21,000–18,000 years ago, following the Aurignacian and preceding the Magdalenian.
  • (as noun the Solutrean) the Solutrean culture or period.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Solutré, the site of a cave in eastern France, where objects from this culture were found, + -an