Chellean
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chellean
1890–95; < French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an
Example Sentences
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Acheulian, a term applied by arch�ologists to the late stage of Chellean civilization in the Pleistocene Age.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The Chellean industry is associated with a warm climate and the remains of Elephas antiquus, Rhinoceros Merckii and hippopotamus.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Now it may be that the Acheulean culture came into being as a result of contact between an immigrant stock and a previous population practising the Chellean method of stone-work.
From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney
Chechenz language, 541 Chekhs, the, 331, 532, 537 Chellean culture, 7, 11, 14 sq.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
The Chellean man has slowly advanced to a high level.
From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph
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