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acheulian

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A⋅cheu⋅le⋅an

  [uh-shoo-lee-uhn]
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of, pertaining 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.
Also, A⋅cheu⋅li⋅an.

Origin:
1890–95; < F acheuléen, named after St. Acheul, N France (Somme) (where remains were found) + -éen, var. of -ien (< L -iānus -ian ), orig. with nouns ending in -é
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A·cheu·li·an also A·cheu·le·an   (ə-shōō'lē-ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to a stage of tool culture of the Lower Paleolithic Period between the second and third interglacial periods, characterized by flaked bifacial hand axes.

[French acheuléen, after St. Acheul, a hamlet in northern France.]
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Acheulian also Acheulean   (ə-sh'lē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to a stage of tool culture of the Lower Paleolithic Period, dating from around 1.5 million to 150,000 years ago, characterized especially by flaked bifacial hand axes, cleavers, and other core tools. The earliest Acheulian tools have been found at African sites associated with Homo erectus fossils. Later examples have been found at numerous sites in the Middle East, Europe, and western and southern Asia.
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