Acheulian

British  

/ əˈʃuːlɪən, -jən /

noun

1. (in Europe) the period in the Lower Palaeolithic following the Abbevillian, represented by the use of soft hammerstones in hand axe production made of chipped stone, bone, antler, or wood. The Acheulian dates from the Riss glaciation

2. (in Africa) the period represented by every stage of hand axe development

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adjective

1. of or relating to this period

Acheulian Scientific  

/ ə-sho̅o̅′lē-ən /

1. Relating to a stage of tool culture of the Lower Paleolithic Period, dating from around 1.5 million to 150,000 years ago, characterized especially by flaked bifacial hand axes, cleavers, and other core tools. The earliest Acheulian tools have been found at African sites associated with Homo erectus fossils. Later examples have been found at numerous sites in the Middle East, Europe, and western and southern Asia.

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Etymology

Origin of Acheulian

C20: after St Acheul, town in northern France

Example Sentences

But in 2011, their efforts massively paid off, when they announced the discovery of Acheulian tools at Attirampakkam that are more than a million years old, far older than other similar sites in India.

From National Geographic • Jan. 31, 2018

To Pappu’s delight, her colleagues also found artifacts in the sediments above the Acheulian layers.

From National Geographic • Jan. 31, 2018

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