The term Tardenoisien indicates industries Mesolithic S with many Microlithe S in the shape of trapezoid. Its name is related to the area of the Tardenois and he was discovered in 1885 per E. Touched with Coincy in the Aisne. He is especially known in the center and the north of the Paris basin. He lies overall between 8.000 and 6.500 years BP.

The recent Sauveterrien with trapezoids of the South-west of France, which succeeds the traditional Sauveterrien, was formerly described as tardenoisien or tardenoïde. This microlithic industry known in the layers of the Trip hammer and Cuzoul de Gramat could correspond to the beginnings of the Neolithic era.