It is unclear whether radiocarbon dates in this article are calibrated or not. (August 2018) |
Geographical range | Western Europe |
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Period | Upper Paleolithic |
Dates | c. 22,000 – c. 17,000 BP |
Type site | Parc archéologique et botanique de Solutré |
Preceded by | Gravettian |
Followed by | Magdalenian in France, and Iberia; in the latter after a transition through the Badegoulien |
The Paleolithic |
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↑ Pliocene (before Homo) |
↓ Mesolithic |
The Solutrean /səˈljuːtriən/ industry is a relatively advanced flint tool-making style of the Upper Paleolithic of the Final Gravettian, from around 22,000 to 17,000 BP. Solutrean sites have been found in modern-day France, Spain and Portugal.