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Clactonian

American  
[klak-toh-nee-uhn] / klækˈtoʊ ni ən /

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 British  
/ klækˈtəʊnɪən /

noun

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

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adjective

  1. of, designating, or relating to this culture

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Clactonian Scientific  
/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of Clactonian

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

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