Acheulean
or A·cheu·li·an
of, relating 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.
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Beneath the skeleton, the implements are of Acheulean type, while above and around it the type of Le Moustier was encountered.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthFrom the published figures, they seem to correspond to the earlier Acheulean or to the Chellean type.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthIt may be questioned whether Mr Hinton is right in assigning only Acheulean implements to the high-terrace gravels.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthThese are assigned to the later Acheulean and earlier Mousterian epochs.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthHere the 'older loess' contains a typical Acheulean culture.
Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn
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