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A·cheu·li·an also A·cheu·le·an A0053500 (ə-sho͞o′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.]Acheulian (əˈʃuːlɪən; -jən) archaeol or Acheuleann1. (Archaeology) (in Europe) the period in the Lower Palaeolithic following the Abbevillian, represented by the use of soft hammerstones in hand axe production made of chipped stone, bone, antler, or wood. The Acheulian dates from the Riss glaciation2. (Archaeology) (in Africa) the period represented by every stage of hand axe developmentadj (Archaeology) of or relating to this period[C20: after St Acheul, town in northern France]AcheulianBelonging to a period of the Paleolithic Age during which symmetrical stone axes were made.AcheulianenUK
Acheulian (əsho͞o`lēən): see Paleolithic periodPaleolithic period or Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of mankind's history. It is approximately coextensive with the Pleistocene geologic epoch, beginning about 2 million years ago and ending in various places between ..... Click the link for more information. . |