Abbevillian
of, relating to, or typical of an early lower paleolithic industry of the middle pleistocene epoch in europe, characterized by the manufacture of large flakes and hand axes; ch-llean.
noun
the period represented by lower palaeolithic european sites containing the earliest hand axes, dating from the mindel glaciation see also acheulian
adjective
of or relating to this period
abbevillian
(āb’ə-vĭl’ē-ən)
relating to the earliest paleolithic archaeological sites in europe, characterized by bifacial stone hand axes.
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