Clactonian, a. Archæol.
(klækˈtəʊnɪən)
[ad. F. Clactonien (Breuil Exposé de Titres (1929) 21), f. Clacton (see below) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating the Lower Palæolithic culture represented by the flint implements found at Clacton, Essex. Also ellipt.
| 1932 Antiquity VI. 189 The Lower Palaeolithic Period..including the Clactonian and some of the Levalloisean cultures. 1935 Nature 21 Sept. 475/1 Many of the finished implements have inclined platforms very like the Clactonian. |