English Explanatory Dictionary

Acheulean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/

Word forms

Acheulean Acheulian

Etymology

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

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