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(Encyclopedia)Azilian: see Mesolithic period.Tardenoisian
(Encyclopedia)Tardenoisian: see Mesolithic period. ...Abbevillian
(Encyclopedia)Abbevillian: see Paleolithic period. ...Metonic cycle
(Encyclopedia)Metonic cycle: see synodic period. ...Chellean-Abbevillian
(Encyclopedia)Chellean-Abbevillian: see Paleolithic period. ...Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of, 1800–1870, British statesman. He was ambassador (1833–39) to Spain during the difficult period of the Carlist war and then lord privy sea...New Stone Age
(Encyclopedia)New Stone Age: see Neolithic period. ...Old Stone Age
(Encyclopedia)Old Stone Age: see Paleolithic period. ...Merovingian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Merovingian art and architecture mĕrˌəvĭnˈjēən [key]. This period is named for Merovech, the founder of the first Germanic-Frankish dynasty (c.a.d. 500–a.d. 751). The Merovingian period was m...growing season
(Encyclopedia)growing season, period during which plant growth takes place. In temperate climates the growing season is limited by seasonal changes in temperature and is defined as the period between the last killi...Browse by Subject
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