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Acheulean

Acheulean (/əˈʃuːliən/; also Acheulian and Mode II), from the French acheuléen after the type site of Saint-Acheul, is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by the distinctive oval and pear-shaped "hand axes" associated with Homo erectus and derived species such as Homo heidelbergensis.

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Acheulean stone tools

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Acheulean tool users

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Dating the Acheulean

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Dates
1.95–0.13 Mya
Followed by
Mousterian, Clactonian, Micoquien, Aterian, Soanian, Sangoan, Acheulo-Yabrudian complex, Fauresmith industry
Geographical range
Africa, Europe, and Asia
Period
Lower Paleolithic
Preceded by
Oldowan
Type site
Saint-Acheul (Amiens)

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Acheulean

Nodes177
Edges176
Triples112
Avg. degree1.99
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Acheulean

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related to Dating the Acheulean · 18
Acheulean → Africa, Asian, East Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, European, From, Homo, However, In, Kenya, Konso Formation, Middle Eastern, Providing, South Asia, Spain, The, West Turkana
related to Distribution · 18
Acheulean → Africa, Anatolia, Arabian Peninsula, Asia, Britain, Congo River, France, Germany, In Europe, India, Iran, It, Low Countries, Mediterranean, Pakistan, Pannonian Basin, Sahara Desert, The
related to history · 14
Acheulean → Amiens, Darwinian, He, His, Hoxne, In, John Frere, London, Picardy, Royal Academy, Saint-Acheul, Somme, Suffolk, The
related to Manufacture · 9
Acheulean → Africa, Even, For, In, Materials, Other, The, Tool, Western Europe
related to Stages · 9
Acheulean → Clactonian, In, Middle Palaeolithic, Mode, Mousterian, Oldowan/Abbevillian, The, The Mode, These
related to Acheulean tool users · 7
Acheulean → Homo, Late Acheulean, Later, Most, Neanderthals, Others, The
related to External links · 4
Acheulean → Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Use · 4
Acheulean → Acheulean Boxgrove, England, Loren Eiseley, Oldowan
Dates · 1
Acheulean → 1.95–0.13 Mya
Followed by · 1
Acheulean → Mousterian, Clactonian, Micoquien, Aterian, Soanian, Sangoan, Acheulo-Yabrudian complex, Fauresmith industry

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tools stone tool years ago hand-axes citation needed early also africa used found 000 homo would use site later mousterian

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AcheuleanDates1.95–0.13 Mya1.00infobox
AcheuleanFollowed byMousterian, Clactonian, Micoquien, Aterian, Soanian, Sangoan, Acheulo-Yabrudian complex, Fauresmith industry1.00infobox
AcheuleanGeographical rangeAfrica, Europe, and Asia1.00infobox
AcheuleanPeriodLower Paleolithic1.00infobox
AcheuleanPreceded byOldowan1.00infobox
AcheuleanType siteSaint-Acheul (Amiens)1.00infobox
Homo heidelbergensis.Acheulean tools were produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africainstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text
much of West Asiainstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text
South Asiainstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text
East Asiainstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text
Europeinstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text
and are typically found with Homo erectus remainsinstance ofassociated with Homo erectus and derived species0.80text

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