Acheulean

Meanings

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.

Proper Noun

A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.

Origin

From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found.

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