# Federmesser culture

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European cultures 14ka to 12.8ka ago

An arrow head from the Federmesser culture

The Paleolithic ↑ Pliocene (before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130 ka) Clactonian (424–400 ka) Mugharan (400–220 ka) Middle Paleolithic (c. 300–50 ka) Mousterian (160–40 ka) Aterian (145–20 ka) Micoquien (130–70 ka) Sangoan (130–10 ka) Upper Paleolithic (c. 50–12 ka) Initial Upper Paleolithic Fertile Crescent: Emiran (50–40 ka) Ahmarian (46–42 ka) Baradostian (36–18 ka) Aurignacian (35–29 ka) Zarzian (20–10 ka) Kebaran (18–12.5 ka) Trialetian (16–8 ka) Natufian (14.5–11.5 ka) Khiamian (12.2–10.8 ka) Europe: Bohunician (48–40 ka) Châtelperronian (44.5–36 ka) Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (43–32 ka) Aurignacian (43–26 ka) Szeletian (41,000-37,000) Périgordian (35–20 ka) Gravettian (33–24 ka) Pavlovian (29–25 ka) Solutrean (22–17 ka) Epigravettian (20–10 ka) Magdalenian (17–12 ka) Hamburg (15.5–13.1 ka) Federmesser (14–12.8 ka) Azilian (14–10 ka) Ahrensburg (13–12 ka) Swiderian (11–8 ka) Africa: Khormusan (42–18 ka) Iberomaurusian (25–11 ka) Mushabian Halfan (22–14 ka) Qadan (15—11 ka) Sebilian (15–11 ka) Eburran (15–5 ka) Magosian (10–8 ka) Siberia: Mal'ta–Buret' (24–15 ka) Afontova Gora (21–12 ka} ↓ Mesolithic v t e

***Federmesser* group** is an archaeological umbrella term including the late [Upper Paleolithic](/source/Upper_Paleolithic) to [Mesolithic](/source/European_Mesolithic) cultures of the [Northern European Plain](/source/Northern_European_Plain), dating to between 14,000 and 12,800 years ago (the late [Magdalenian](/source/Magdalenian)).[1] It is closely related to the Tjongerian culture, as both have been suggested.[2] It includes the *Tjongerian* sites at [Lochtenrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lochtenrek&action=edit&redlink=1) in the Frisian part of the Netherland, spanning the area of Belgium, the Netherlands, northern France, northern Germany, southern [Denmark](/source/Denmark), and Poland (*[Tarnowian](/source/Tarn%C3%B3w)* and *Witowian* cultures). It is also closely related to the [Creswellian](/source/Creswellian) culture to the west and the [Azilian](/source/Azilian) to the south. The name is derived from the characteristic small backed flint blades, in German termed *Federmesser* ("quill knife"). It is succeeded by the [Ahrensburg culture](/source/Ahrensburg_culture) after 12,800 BP.

## See also

- [Late Glacial Maximum](/source/Late_Glacial_Maximum) – Circa 24,000–16,000 BCE; most recent era when ice sheets were at their greatest extentPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

- [Ahrensburg culture](/source/Ahrensburg_culture) – Late Upper Paleolithic nomadic hunter culture

- [Hamburg culture](/source/Hamburg_culture) – Late Upper Paleolithic culture

- [Magdalenian](/source/Magdalenian) – Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures

- [Kozarnika](/source/Kozarnika) – Cave and archaeological site in BulgariaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

- [Laacher See](/source/Laacher_See) – Volcanic crater lake in western Germany

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Pettit, Paul; White, Mark (2012). *The British Palaeolithic: Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World*. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp. 479–80. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-415-67455-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-415-67455-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** J.-G. Rozoy, trans. L.G. Strauss, "The (Re-)Population of Northern France between 13,000 and 8000 BP", *Quaternary International*, Vol. 49j/50 (1998), 69–86, 1998. ["Rozoy - the (Re-) Population of Northern France Between 13,000 and 8000 Bp"](http://www.membres.lycos.fr/rozoyprehistoire/Travaux/repop/cadre.html). Retrieved 2007-04-16.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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