Halafian

adjective

Ha·​laf·​ian

həˈläfēən

variants or less commonly Halaf

həˈläf

: of or belonging to an early Aeneolithic culture of Syria and north Mesopotamia characterized by the use of stone as well as copper, adobe buildings, and a fine polychrome pottery

Word History

Etymology

from Tell Halaf, site in northeastern Syria on the Turkish border near the village of Ras el ʽAin

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