Acheulean

Acheulean
/euh shooh"lee euhn/, adj.
of, pertaining to, or typical of a Lower Paleolithic culture of the middle Pleistocene Epoch, characterized by large hand axes and cleavers made by the soft hammer technique.
Also, Acheulian.
[1890-95; < F acheuléen, named after St. Acheul, N France (Somme) (where remains were found) + -éen, var. of -ien ( < L -ianus -IAN), orig. with nouns ending in -é]

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  • Acheulean — or Acheulian [ə sho͞o′lē ən] adj. [Fr acheuléen, after St. Acheul, France, where remains were found] designating or of a Lower Paleolithic culture characterized by skillfully made bifacial flint hand axes …   English World dictionary

  • Acheulean industry — Stone tool industry of the Lower Paleolithic Period characterized by bifacial stone tools with round cutting edges and typified especially by an almond shaped (amygdaloid) flint hand ax measuring 8–10 in. (20–25 cm) in length and flaked over its… …   Universalium

  • Acheulean — or Acheulian adjective Etymology: French acheuléen, from Saint Acheul, near Amiens, France Date: circa 1909 of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture originating in Africa and typified by bifacial tools with round cutting edges …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Acheulean — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes 2. noun A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes …   Wiktionary

  • acheulean — acheu·le·an …   English syllables

  • Acheulean — A•cheu•le•an or A•cheu•li•an [[t]əˈʃu li ən[/t]] adj. ara of or designating a Lower Paleolithic toolmaking tradition characterized by large hand axes made using hammers of wood, bone, or antler rather than stone • Etymology: 1890–95; < F… …   From formal English to slang

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