Acheulean

/ˌæʃuːˈliːən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to a prehistoric stone tool technology featuring hand axes and other shaped stones used by early humans from roughly 1.5 million to 100,000 years ago.

Etymology

Named after Saint-Acheul, a town in northern France where these distinctive stone tools were first discovered and studied in the 19th century. The name was applied to the entire cultural period and tool tradition.

Kelly Says

The Acheulean hand axe is one of humanity's longest-running product designs—used essentially unchanged for over a million years, making the iPhone look like a fad by comparison!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
acheuleaanse
AMአማርኛ
አችል
a-chel
ARالعربية
أشلي
a-sh-lee
BGБългарски
ачеулеенска
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকিউলিয়ান
a-khe-u-li-yan
CACatalà
acheuleà
a-che-u-le-a
CSČeština
acheuleanský
a-che-u-le-ansky
DADansk
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
DEDeutsch
acheuléen
a-ke-u-leen
ELΕλληνικά
αχεουλέας
a-che-u-le-as
ESEspañol
acheulense
a-ke-u-len-se
ETEesti
acheulean
EUEuskara
acheuleanoa
FAفارسی
آشلی
a-sh-lee
FISuomi
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
FRFrançais
acheuléen
a-she-le-en
GLGalego
acheuleano
GUGU
અચેયુલિયન
a-che-yu-li-yan
HAHA
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
HEעברית
אצ'וליאני
a-che-u-lee-ani
HIहिन्दी
अचेउलीयन
a-che-u-li-yan
HRHrvatski
acheulean
HUMagyar
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
IDBahasa Indonesia
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
IGIG
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
ITItaliano
acheuleano
a-ke-u-le-a-no
JA日本語
アケウリアン
a-ke-u-rian
KKKK
ашель
a-she-l
KMKM
អាចេស៊ុល
a-che-su-l
KO한국어
아케울리안
a-ke-u-ri-an
LTLietuvių
acheuleanas
LVLatviešu
acheuleans
MNМонгол
ачеулеенска
MRMR
अचेयूलीयन
a-che-yu-li-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
MYမြန်မာ
အချူလိယံ
a-che-u-li-yan
NLNederlands
acheuleaan
a-ke-u-le-aan
NONorsk
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
PAPA
ਅਚੇਯੂਲੀਅਨ
a-che-yu-lee-yan
PLPolski
acheulejski
a-che-u-le-jski
PTPortuguês
acheuleano
a-ke-u-le-a-no
RORomână
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
RUРусский
ашель
a-she-l
SKSlovenčina
acheulean
SLSlovenščina
acheulean
SRСрпски
ачеулеенска
SVSvenska
acheulean
a-ke-u-lean
SWKiswahili
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
TAதமிழ்
அச்சேயுலியன்
a-che-ya-u-li-yan
TEతెలుగు
అచేయులీయన్
a-che-yu-li-yan
THไทย
แอคเชวเลียน
a-ke-che-wa-le-ian
TLTL
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
TRTürkçe
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
UKУкраїнська
ашельська
a-she-l-ska
URاردو
اچولین
a-cho-lin
VITiếng Việt
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
YOYO
acheulean
a-che-u-lean
ZH中文
阿切尔人
a-qie-er-ren
ZUZU
acheulean
a-che-u-lean

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