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旧石器文化 (kyuusekkibunka) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旧きゅう石せっ器き文ぶん化か

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Meanings

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Paleolithic culture

Refers to the cultural period of the Old Stone Age, characterized by the use of chipped stone tools.

旧きゅう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発はっ

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Many chipped stone tools were excavated from the Paleolithic culture site.

この地ち域いきの旧きゅう石せっ器き文ぶん化かは、約やく3さん万まん年ねん前まえにさかのぼる。

The Paleolithic culture in this region dates back about 30,000 years.

Kanji

旧old times, old things, old friend
石stone
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
文sentence, literature, style
化change, take the form of, influence

Related words

新しん石せっ器き文ぶん化か
Neolithic culture, which follows the Paleolithic and is characterized by polished stone tools and the beginnings of agriculture.
縄じょう文もん文ぶん化か
Jomon culture, a Japanese prehistoric culture that used pottery and stone tools, partly overlapping with the Neolithic.

Built from

旧きゅう石せっ器き+文ぶん化か

Etymology

Compound of 旧石器 (Paleolithic, literally 'old stone implement') and 文化 (culture).