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Acheulian

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Acheulian (əsh`lēən): see Paleolithic period Paleolithic period or Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of mankind's history. It is approximately coextensive with the Pleistocene geologic epoch, beginning about 2 million years ago and ending in
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27) The gorilla carries an Acheulian biface or coup de poing, a stone tool now associated with the early hominid Homo erectus.
1845531388 Axe age; Acheulian tool-making from quarry to discard.
This argument hinges on the extended distribution of a single type of tool, the Acheulian hand axe.
 
 
 
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