Chellean
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chellean
1890–95; < French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an
Example Sentences
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It is not too much to say that at the present time we can parallel amongst Australian stone weapons all the types known in Europe under the names Chellean, Mousterian, Aurignacian etc....
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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
The Chellean man has slowly advanced to a high level.
From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph
Chechenz language, 541 Chekhs, the, 331, 532, 537 Chellean culture, 7, 11, 14 sq.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
In the Lower Paleolithic in the pre-Neanderthal period, including what is known as the Chellean, new forms of implements are added to the earlier beginnings.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
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