Chellean

[ shel-ee-uh n ]

/ ˈʃɛl i ən /

adjective

Abbevillian.

Origin of Chellean

1890–95; < French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an

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Examples from the Web for chellean

This region was undoubtedly favorable to the flint workers of Pre-Chellean and Chellean times.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
The Chellean and the following Acheulean industry was carried on here on a very extensive scale.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
Chellean probably represents the earliest work in Europe of a pre-Neanderthal type like Piltdown man.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
The type station of the Chellean culture is somewhat east of the present town of Chelles.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

The Chellean implements, which precede those of Mousterian type, are commonly associated with a fauna of southern affinities.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

British Dictionary definitions for chellean

Chellean

/ (ˈʃɛlɪən) /

noun, adjective archaeol

(no longer in technical usage) another word for Abbevillian

Word Origin for Chellean

C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found

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