Chellean

[ shel-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. Abbevillian.

Chellean

/ ˈʃɛlɪən /

noun

1. no longer in technical usage another word for Abbevillian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chellean¹

1890–95; < French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chellean¹

C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found

Example Sentences

The Chellean industry is associated with a warm climate and the remains of Elephas antiquus, Rhinoceros Merckii and hippopotamus.

From Project Gutenberg

Herein lies the explanation of the curious phenomenon, which was a stumbling-block to premature systematists, that all the works of early man everywhere present the most startling resemblances, affording absolutely no elements for classification, for instance, during the times corresponding with the Chellean or first period of the Old Stone Age.

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Chechenz language, 541 Chekhs, the, 331, 532, 537 Chellean culture, 7, 11, 14 sq.

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It is not too much to say that at the present time we can parallel amongst Australian stone weapons all the types known in Europe under the names Chellean, Mousterian, Aurignacian etc....

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Acheulian, a term applied by arch�ologists to the late stage of Chellean civilization in the Pleistocene Age.

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