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What does Gravettian mean?

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  1. (archaeology) Of or relating to a specific archaeological tool-making industry of the European Upper Paleolithic era prevalent before the last glacial maximum.
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The Gravettian tradition in Europe lasted from about 27,000 to about 12,000 years ago.
The gorge has been visited by Neanderthals, and people from the Gravettian and Magdalenian periods.
In all cases, the art of Chauvet can be attributed to the Gravettian, Solutrean and Magdalenian.
The I-haplogroup is thought to have been introduced into Europe by the Gravettian culture, which migrated from the Middle East roughly 25,000 years ago.
The artefacts made by humans at the site allowed archaeologists to tie the ancient people to a cultural tradition known as the Gravettian.
Modern human settlement in Ukraine and its vicinity dates back to 32,000 BC, with evidence of the Gravettian culture in the Crimean Mountains.

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