Acheulean

or A·cheu·li·an

[ uh-shoo-lee-uhn ]

adjective

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Acheulean¹

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

Example Sentences

Beneath the skeleton, the implements are of Acheulean type, while above and around it the type of Le Moustier was encountered.

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From the published figures, they seem to correspond to the earlier Acheulean or to the Chellean type.

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It may be questioned whether Mr Hinton is right in assigning only Acheulean implements to the high-terrace gravels.

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These are assigned to the later Acheulean and earlier Mousterian epochs.

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Here the 'older loess' contains a typical Acheulean culture.

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