Acheulean

== English == === Alternative forms === Acheulian === Etymology === From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/ Rhymes: -uːliən === Adjective === Acheulean (not comparable) (archaeology) Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Acheulean (archaeology) A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes. ==== Translations ====