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石器文化 (せっきぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

石せっ器き文ぶん化か

Meanings

1

noun

stone age culture

Archaeological term referring to the culture of the Stone Age, including tools, lifestyle, and social structures.

この地ち域いきの石せっ器き文ぶん化かは約やく一いち万まん年ねん前まえに始はじまった。
The stone age culture in this region began about ten thousand years ago.
石せっ器き文ぶん化かの遺い跡せきから多おおくの打だ製せい石せっ器きが出しゅつ土どした。
Many chipped stone tools were excavated from the stone age culture site.

Kanji

石stone
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
文sentence, literature, style
化

change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

縄じょう文もん文ぶん化か
Refers specifically to the Jomon period culture in Japan, which is a later, more specific archaeological culture compared to the broader Stone Age culture.
旧きゅう石せっ器き時じ代だい
Refers to the Paleolithic period (Old Stone Age) as a time period, while 石器文化 emphasizes the cultural aspects.

Etymology

Compound of 石器 (stone tool) and 文化 (culture). The term is a direct translation of the English 'stone age culture' and is used in archaeological contexts.