Acheulean
Syllabification: (A·cheu·le·an)
Pronunciation: /əˈSHo͞olēən/
(also Acheulian)
Definition of Acheulean
adjective
Archaeology- of, relating to, or denoting the main Lower Paleolithic culture in Europe, represented by hand-ax industries, and dated to about 1,500,000–150,000 years ago. See also Abbevillian.
Origin:
early 20th century: from French Acheuléen, from St-Acheul near Amiens in northern France, where objects from this culture were found