Definition
In archaeology, relating to or denoting the oldest recognized prehistoric stone tool culture, dating from the early Pleistocene era and characterized by hand axes.
Etymology
Named after Abbeville, a town in northern France where these ancient stone tools were first discovered and studied in the 19th century. Archaeologists named the culture after the location, following the scientific convention of naming archaeological cultures by their type sites.
Kelly Says
Abbevillian hand axes—rough, teardrop-shaped stones—were humanity's first portable power tools, and they lasted for nearly a million years without major changes, proving that sometimes 'good enough' tools don't need improvement, which is crazy for a species obsessed with innovation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አብበቪሊያን
ab-be-vi-li-yan
ARالعربية
أببفيليان
ab-be-vi-lee-an
BNবাংলা
অববেভিলিয়ান
ob-be-ve-bi-li-yan
CACatalà
abbevillià
ab-be-vi-li-a
CSČeština
abbevillián
ab-be-vi-li-an
DADansk
abbevilliansk
ab-be-vi-li-ansk
DEDeutsch
Abbevillien
ab-be-vi-li-en
ELΕλληνικά
Αμπέβιλιανός
amp-e-vi-lia-nos
ESEspañol
abbevilliano
ab-be-vi-lee-a-no
FAفارسی
ابbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
FISuomi
abbevillilainen
ab-be-vi-li-lai-nen
FRFrançais
abbevillien
ab-be-vi-ljɛ̃
GUGU
અબ્બેવીલિયાન
ab-be-vi-li-yan
HAHA
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
HEעברית
אבבוויליאני
av-be-vi-li-ani
HIहिन्दी
अब्बेविलियन
ab-be-vi-li-yan
HUMagyar
abbevillián
ab-be-vi-li-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
IGIG
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
ITItaliano
abbevilliano
ab-be-vi-lee-a-no
JA日本語
アブベヴィリアン
abubevirian
KKKK
аббевиллиан
ab-be-vi-li-an
KMKM
អាប្បេវីលីអាន
a-ap-be-vi-li-an
MRMR
अब्बेविलियन
ab-be-vi-li-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
MYမြန်မာ
အပေဗီလီယံ
a-be-vi-li-yan
NLNederlands
abbevilliaan
ab-be-vi-lee-an
NONorsk
abbevilliansk
ab-be-vi-li-ansk
PAPA
ਅਬੇਵਿਲੀਅਨ
ab-e-vi-li-an
PLPolski
abbevilliański
ab-be-vi-li-an-ski
PTPortuguês
abbevilliano
ab-be-vi-lee-a-no
RORomână
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
RUРусский
аббевиллиан
abb-e-vi-lli-an
SVSvenska
abbevilliansk
ab-be-vi-li-ansk
SWKiswahili
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
TAதமிழ்
அபேவிலியன்
a-be-vi-li-yan
TEతెలుగు
అబ్బేవిలియన్
ab-be-vi-li-yan
THไทย
แอบเบวิลเลียน
ae-be-wi-li-an
TLTL
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
TRTürkçe
abbevillien
ab-be-vi-lye-n
UKУкраїнська
аббевілліан
ab-be-vi-li-an
URاردو
ابbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
VITiếng Việt
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
YOYO
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an
ZH中文
阿贝维利安
ā bè wēi lì ān
ZUZU
abbevillian
ab-be-vi-li-an