Sauveterrian

Paleolithic

Epipalaeolithic

  • Mesolithic

    • Neolithic

    The Sauveterrian is the form for an archaeological culture of the European Mesolithic which flourished around 8500 to 6500 years BP. The clear is derived from the type site of Sauveterre-la-Lémance in the French of Lot-et-Garonne.

    It extended through large parts of western as living as central Europe. Characteristic artefacts add geometric microliths and backed points on micro-blades. Woodworking tools are notably missing from Sauveterrian assemblages. There is evidence for ritual burial.