Clactonian

[ klak-toh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a Lower Paleolithic culture in England marked by the production of tools made from stone flakes.

Clactonian

/ klækˈtəʊnɪən /

noun

1. one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools

adjective

1. of, designating, or relating to this culture

Clactonian

/ klăk-tō′nē-ən /

1. Relating to an early Paleolithic tool culture of northwest Europe, characterized by simple core and flake tools. Traditionally considered to predate the Acheulian culture, it is now thought by some to be contemporaneous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Clactonian¹

1930–35; < French clactonien, after Clacton ( -on-Sea ), English town where the tools were first unearthed; -ian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Clactonian¹

after Clacton , Essex, where the tools of this culture were first found