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Acheulean
[ uh-shoo-lee-uhn ]
adjective
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Acheulean1
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Example Sentences
Beneath the skeleton, the implements are of Acheulean type, while above and around it the type of Le Moustier was encountered.
From the published figures, they seem to correspond to the earlier Acheulean or to the Chellean type.
It may be questioned whether Mr Hinton is right in assigning only Acheulean implements to the high-terrace gravels.
These are assigned to the later Acheulean and earlier Mousterian epochs.
Here the 'older loess' contains a typical Acheulean culture.
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