English Explanatory Dictionary

Levalloisian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to certain Middle Paleolithic cultures.
  2. Manufactured with the Levallois technique of flint knapping.

Word forms

Levalloisian

Etymology

From Levallois + -ian. Named after Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris where stone tools were found during the 19th century. Attested from the 20th century.

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