Acheulian

Variant of Acheulean

Acheulean definition

Acheu·lean or Acheulian Acheu′·lian (ə s̸ho̵̅o̅lē ən)

adjective

designating or of a Lower Paleolithic culture characterized by skillfully made bifacial flint hand axes

Etymology: Fr acheuléen, after St. Acheul, France, where remains were found

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