epipaleolithic
/ˌɛpɪˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the later part of the Old Stone Age, after the Paleolithic and before the Neolithic, when people used small stone tools.
- Archaeologists found epipaleolithic tools made of tiny stone blades.
- Some epipaleolithic sites show evidence of early fishing communities.
- The epipaleolithic period saw the first use of bows and arrows.
noun
- The Epipaleolithic period of prehistory.
- The Epipaleolithic is sometimes called the Mesolithic in Europe.
- During the Epipaleolithic, humans began to settle in one place for longer periods.
- Artifacts from the Epipaleolithic include microliths and bone harpoons.