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Acheulean
A·cheu·li·an also A·cheu·le·an A0053500 (ə-sho͞o′lē-ən)adj. Of or relating to a stage of tool culture of the Lower Paleolithic Period between the second and third interglacial periods, characterized by flaked bifacial hand axes. [French acheuléen, after St. Acheul, a hamlet in northern France.]A•cheu•le•an or A•cheu•li•an (əˈʃu li ən) adj. of or designating a Lower Paleolithic toolmaking tradition characterized by large hand axes made using hammers of wood, bone, or antler rather than stone. [1890–95; < French acheuléen=(St.) Acheul, N France, the type site] TranslationsAcheulean
Acheulean[ə′shül·ē·ən] (archeology) Lower Paleolithic archeological time, characterized by biface tools having cutting edges all around. |