Ibero-Maurusian

[ ahy-beer-oh-maw-roo-zee-uhn, -zhuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa that preceded the Capsian culture and was once erroneously thought to have originated in southwestern Europe; characterized by the use of backed bladelets, occupation of the maritime plain, and the hunting of the Barbary sheep.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ibero-Maurusian¹

< French ibéromaurusien (1909), equivalent to ibér ( ique ) Iberian + -o- -o- + Latin Maurūs ( ius ) pertaining to Mauretania (akin to Maurus; Moor ) + -ien -ian