Chellean


Chel·li·an

or Chel·le·an C0269200 (shĕl′ē-ən)adj. Abbevillian.
[After Chelles, a city of north-central France.]

Chellean

(ˈʃɛlɪən) n, adj (Archaeology) (no longer in technical usage) another word for Abbevillian[C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found]

Abbe•vill•i•an

or Abbe•vill•e•an

(æbˌvɪl i ən, -ˈvɪl yən, ˌæb əˈvɪl-)

adj. of or designating an early Lower Paleolithic industry of the middle Pleistocene Epoch in Europe, characterized by manufacture of large flakes and hand axes. [< French abbevillien (1932); see Abbeville]