Clactonian Hear it!

Clactonian definition

Clac·to·nian (klak tō′nē ən)

adjective

designating or of a Lower Paleolithic culture, characterized by chopping tools made by flaking

Etymology: after Clacton-on-Sea, England, where such tools were found

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