Levallois
/ləˈvalwɑː
/noun [usually as modifier] Archaeology
A flint-working technique associated with the Mousterian culture of the Neanderthals, in which a flint is trimmed so that a flake of predetermined size and shape can be struck from it.
Derivatives
Levalloisean
Origin
Early 20th century: named after a suburb of northern Paris.
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