Acheulean

or A·cheu·li·an

[ uh-shoo-lee-uhn ]

/ əˈʃu li ən /

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.

Origin of Acheulean

1890–95; <French acheuléen, named after St. Acheul, N France (Somme) (where remains were found) + -éen, variant of -ien (<Latin -iānus-ian), originally with nouns ending in -é

Words nearby Acheulean

Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian, à cheval, achieve, achieved status, achievement

Example sentences from the Web for Acheulean

Early Acheulean culture widely distributed over all of western Europe.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
Here the 'older loess' contains a typical Acheulean culture.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
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. Duckworth
Here the landscape of late Acheulean times bore the same general aspect as at present.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

Thus, at Villejuif, south of Paris, late Acheulean implements are found embedded in drifts of 'loess.'
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

单词	acheulean
释义	Acheulean or A·cheu·li·an [ uh-shoo-lee-uhn ] / əˈʃu li ən / 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. Origin of Acheulean 1890–95; <French acheuléen, named after St. Acheul, N France (Somme) (where remains were found) + -éen, variant of -ien (<Latin -iānus-ian), originally with nouns ending in -é Words nearby Acheulean Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian, à cheval, achieve, achieved status, achievement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Acheulean Early Acheulean culture widely distributed over all of western Europe. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn Here the 'older loess' contains a typical Acheulean culture. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn 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. Duckworth Here the landscape of late Acheulean times bore the same general aspect as at present. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn Thus, at Villejuif, south of Paris, late Acheulean implements are found embedded in drifts of 'loess.' Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn
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