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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, designating, or relating to this culture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Clactonian

/ klăk-tōnē-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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Clactonian1

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

Origin of Clactonian1

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

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