ACHEULIAN


Meaning of ACHEULIAN in English

[ ə'ʃu:lɪən ]

(also Acheulean )

■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting the main Lower Palaeolithic culture in Europe (preceding the Mousterian), dated to about 1,500,000–150,000 years ago.

Origin

from St-Acheul near Amiens in northern France, where objects from this culture were found.

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