Acheulian
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Jerarquía
Early Western World > <ancient European styles and periods> > <European Lower Paleolithic styles and periods>
Descripción
Refers to the period of European and African prehistoric stone tool development dating to the Pleistocene Epoch and distinguished from the Abbevillian tradition in its evolution from crude choppers to finer flint hand axes, cleavers, borers, scrapers, knives with heavily serrated blades having a saw-like appearance, and implements of bone, horn, and wood that was hardened by exposure to fire.
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Otros términos
- 阿歇爾時期 [zh]
- Acheuléen [nl]
- Achelense [es]
- ā xiē ěr shí qǐ [zh]
- a xie er shi qi [zh]
- a hsieh erh shih ch'i [zh]
- Acheulean [en]
- 阿歇爾文化 [zh]