Acheulean
Speech parts
1. Acheulean - Adjective
2. Acheulean - Proper noun
Meaning
Acheulean (not comparable)
(archaeology) Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Acheulean
(archaeology) A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Phrases with the word
Examples
From Southwest Asia, as the Levant is now called, the Acheulean extended itself more slowly eastward, arriving at Isampur, India, about 1.2 mya.
Meanwhile, Acheulean went on in Africa past the 1.0 mya mark and also past the extinction of H. erectus there.
Oldowan out of Africa Tools of the Oldowan tradition first came to archaeological attention in Europe, where, being intrusive and not well defined, compared to the Acheulean, they were puzzling to archaeologists.
Noting an Acheulean tool in Reck's collection of artifacts from Olduvai, he bet Reck he could find ancient stone tools at Olduvai within 24 hours.
Although most Mode 2 tools are easily distinguished from Mode 1, there is a close similarity of some Oldowan and some Acheulean, which can lead to confusion.
It was completely replaced around 250,000 years ago by the more complex Acheulean industry, which was first conceived by Homo ergaster around 1.8 or 1.65 million years ago.