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Abbevillian - Wikipedia
Abbevillian (formerly also Chellean) is a term for the oldest lithic industry found in Europe, dated to between roughly 600,000 and 400,000 years ago . Abbevillian biface flake from the Douro river region near Valladolid, Spain. It is unretouched and is not distinguishable from Olduwan.
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Abbevillian Industry | Stone Tool Making & Archaeology | Britannica
Abbevillian industry, prehistoric stone tool tradition generally considered to represent the oldest occurrence in Europe of a bifacial (hand ax) technology.
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ABBEVILLIAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ABBEVILLIAN is of or relating to an early Lower Paleolithic culture of Europe characterized by bifacial stone hand axes.
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Abbevillian
Abbevillian, a. (æbəˈvɪlɪən) Also Abbevillean. [ad. Fr. Abbevillien (H. Breuil 1932, in Préhistoire I. 125), f. the place-name Abbeville (Somme), France.] = Chellean a. Also absol.[1928 G. B. Brown Art of Cave Dweller ii. 36 The so-called early ‘drift’ period is generally called the ‘Chelles’ period...
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ABBEVILLIAN Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Abbevillian definition: of, relating to, or typical of an early Lower Paleolithic industry of the middle Pleistocene Epoch in Europe, characterized by the ...
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Abbevillian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(archaeology, dated) Of or relating to any of various early Paleolithic sites, particularly in Europe, that are characterized by the presence of bifacial stone ...
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Chelleo-Acheulean
The Chelleo-Acheulean is a Palaeolithic stone tool industry that marks a transitional stage between the Chellean (Abbevillian or Oldowan) and the Acheulean
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ABBEVILLIAN definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or typical of an early Lower Paleolithic industry of the middle Pleistocene Epoch in Europe, characterized by the manufacture of large ...
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Abbevillian Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Abbevillian definition: Of or relating to the earliest Paleolithic archaeological sites in Europe, characterized by bifacial stone hand axes.
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Abbevillian, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word Abbevillian is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for Abbevillian is from 1783, in American Wanderer. From a proper ...
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Abbevillian - The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
It is known as the art of the Spanish Levante. For some time, it continued being a hunters' art, essentially pictorial art, but with picturesque scenes full of ...
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Chellean
Chellean, a. Archæol. (ˈʃɛliːən) [ad. F. Chelléen (1881, see below), f. the place-name Chelles, in the department of Seine-et-Marne, France: see -an.] Of or belonging to the earliest palæolithic period of Europe; also called Abbevillian (see quot. 1964). Also absol. The French adj. chelléen was used...
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Abbeville
These stone tools which are some of the earliest found in Europe, were chipped on both sides so as to form a sharp edge, were known as Abbevillian handaxes or bifaces, but recently the term 'Abbevillian' is becoming obsolete as the earlier form of stone tool, not found in Europe, is known as the Oldowan chopper
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Acheulean
stone-working, Acheulean artefacts are classified as Mode 2, meaning they are more advanced than the (usually earlier) Mode 1 tools of the Clactonian or Oldowan/Abbevillian
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Louis Burkhalter
He made notable collections of Acheulean and Abbevillian bifaces from around the valleys and coasts and compiled an early list of prehistoric sites published
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