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Levallois

Syllabification: (Le·val·lois)
Pronunciation: /ləˌvalˈwä, -ˈvalˌwä/
Definition of Levallois

noun

[usually as modifier] Archaeology
  • a flint-working technique associated with the Mousterian culture of the Neanderthals, in which a flint is trimmed so that a flake of predetermined size and shape can be struck from it.

Derivatives

Levalloisian

Pronunciation: /ˌlevəˈloizēən, ləˌvalˈwäzēən/
adjective

Origin:

early 20th century: named after a suburb of northern Paris

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