Acheulean - Wikipedia Acheulean ( ə ˈ ʃ uː l i ə n ; also Acheulian and Mode II), from the French acheuléen after the type site of Saint-Acheul, is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by the distinctive oval and pear-shaped "hand axes" associated with Homo erectus and derived species such as Homo heidelbergensis
Acheulean industry | Tools, Timeline, Culture, Facts - Britannica Acheulean industry, first standardized tradition of toolmaking of Homo erectus and early H sapiens Named for the type site, Saint-Acheul, in northern France, Acheulean tools were made of stone with good fracture characteristics, such as chalcedony, jasper, and flint; in regions lacking these, quartzite might be used
Acheulean Tradition - ThoughtCo The Acheulean Tradition is an Old World Lower and Middle Paleolithic culture, dated from 1 4 million years ago to 100,000 years ago
Acheulean Industry - Museum of Stone Tools The Acheulean Industry was named after stone artefacts recovered in the 1850s from ancient river terraces in a quarry at Saint-Acheul (Amiens), in France The Oldowan and Acheulean industries define the Lower Palaeolithic period
The origins of the Acheulean: past and present perspectives on a major . . . Causes for the emergence of the Acheulean, its filiation to earlier cultures, and the chrono-stratigraphy and palaeoecology of Early Acheulean sites, are some of the questions dominating current debate, and will be discussed after the historical review
ACHEULEAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ACHEULEAN is of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture originating in Africa and typified by bifacial tools with round cutting edges
Acheulean - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Acheulean refers to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric hominins during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa, Asia, and Europe AI generated definition based on: Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2008
Acheulean - (Intro to Anthropology) - Vocab, Definition . . . - Fiveable The Acheulean is a major archaeological culture that is characterized by distinctive stone tool technology, particularly large cutting tools known as handaxes This tool tradition emerged around 1 7 million years ago and is closely associated with the early human species Homo erectus and its descendants