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Definition of Capsian in English: Capsianadjective ˈkapsɪənˈkapsēən Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting a Palaeolithic culture of North Africa and southern Europe, noted for its microliths and dated to c.8000–4500 BC. 〔考古〕（与）卡普萨文化（有关）的（指约公元前8000至公元前4500年，因细石器而闻名的北非和欧洲南部旧石器时代文化） Example sentencesExamples - They were executed by a hunting people in the Capsian period of the Neolithic age who lived in a savanna region teeming with giant buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, animals that no longer exist in the now-desert area.
- The Palaeolithic industry of North Africa and southern Europe is noted for its microliths and called Capsian culture, taking its name from the town of Gafsa in Tunisia.
- While the hunters-and-artists of the Upper Paleolithic Period were living in the north, Capsian culture, of a distinctly different basis and coming from Africa, spread into Mediterranean Spain.
- In spite of the slightly ambiguous context of discovery, comparative analysis with other Capsian and Neolithic engravings provides a firm suggestion for a chrono-cultural framework.
- The Capsian man left, besides the lithic implement, vestiges that betray aesthetic preoccupations.
- 1.1as noun the Capsian The Capsian culture or period.
卡普萨文化（或时期）
OriginEarly 20th century: from Latin Capsa (now Gafsa in Tunisia), where objects from this culture were found, + -ian. Definition of Capsian in US English: Capsianadjectiveˈkapsēən Archaeology 1Relating to or denoting a Paleolithic culture of North Africa and southern Europe, noted for its microliths. It is dated to c.8000–4500 BC. 〔考古〕（与）卡普萨文化（有关）的（指约公元前8000至公元前4500年，因细石器而闻名的北非和欧洲南部旧石器时代文化） Example sentencesExamples - In spite of the slightly ambiguous context of discovery, comparative analysis with other Capsian and Neolithic engravings provides a firm suggestion for a chrono-cultural framework.
- The Palaeolithic industry of North Africa and southern Europe is noted for its microliths and called Capsian culture, taking its name from the town of Gafsa in Tunisia.
- The Capsian man left, besides the lithic implement, vestiges that betray aesthetic preoccupations.
- While the hunters-and-artists of the Upper Paleolithic Period were living in the north, Capsian culture, of a distinctly different basis and coming from Africa, spread into Mediterranean Spain.
- They were executed by a hunting people in the Capsian period of the Neolithic age who lived in a savanna region teeming with giant buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, animals that no longer exist in the now-desert area.
- 1.1as noun the Capsian The Capsian culture or period.
卡普萨文化（或时期）
OriginEarly 20th century: from Latin Capsa (now Gafsa in Tunisia), where objects from this culture were found, + -ian. |