Szeletian

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Scope note
Refers to the Upper Paleolithic tool-making culture that is contemporaneous with the Aurignacian culture and is concentrated in eastern Europe. It is characterized by burins, borers, leaf-shaped points, Levallois flakes, side scrapers, and end scrapers.
Szeletian
Accepted term: 17-Mar-2025