Etymology

Acheulean

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes. Full definition →

French acheuléen
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  1. French · derived fromacheuléen
  2. English todayAcheulean

From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found.

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