Micoquian, a. and n. Archæol.
(mɪˈkəʊkɪən)
Also Micoquean.
[ad. F. Micoquien (O. Hauser La Micoque (1916) 55), f. La Micoque (see below).]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to a late Acheulian culture (earlier called Moustérien supérieur) of southern France and England, represented by the remains found at La Micoque, near Les Eyzies (Dordogne) in S.W. France. B. n. The Micoquian culture.
| 1937 Garrod & Bate Stone Age Mt. Carmel I. 120 By far the most instructive site for comparison..is La Micoque, type-station of the Tayacian and the Micoquian. Ibid., Well-made Micoquian hand-axes. 1945 Proc. Prehist. Soc. XI. 21 The Summertown terrace gravels were deposited contemporaneously with the Upper Acheulian or Micoquian culture stage. 1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past vi. 173 From the base of the Younger Loess I, a Micoquian handaxe was recovered. Ibid. 195 A new stage of the Acheulian cannot be recognized clearly before the advent of the Micoquian. 1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 238/2 The Micoquian, or Final Acheulean, is characterized by elongated hand axes. Ibid. 539/2 Some pieces belonging to the Micoquian..industry were excavated in 1937 in the terraces of the stream of Cubuksuyu at Etiyokusu near Ankara. |