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CLACTONIAN

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Clac⋅to⋅ni⋅an

  [klak-toh-nee-uhn]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a Lower Paleolithic culture in England marked by the production of tools made from stone flakes.
Origin:
1930–35; < F clactonien, after Clacton(-on-Sea), English town where the tools were first unearthed; see -ian
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Clac·to·ni·an   (klāk-tō'nē-ən)   
adj.   Archaeology
Of or relating to an early Paleolithic tool culture of northwest Europe, characterized by simple core and flake tools. Traditionally considered to predate the Acheulian culture, it is now thought by some to be contemporaneous.

[After Clacton.]
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Clactonian   (klāk-tō'nē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to an early Paleolithic tool culture of northwest Europe, characterized by simple core and flake tools. Traditionally considered to predate the Acheulian culture, it is now thought by some to be contemporaneous.
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