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The Acheulean is an archaeological period characterized by the distinctive oval and pear-shaped stone hand axes that ancient peoples manufactured and used. It matters because these tools represent an important stage in human toolmaking technology and provide evidence of how early humans adapted and survived.
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Key facts
- Archaeological culture.name
- Acheulean
- Archaeological culture.map
- Distribution of the Acheulean cultural tradition as it is currently understood.webp
- Archaeological culture.mapcaption
- Distribution of the Acheulean cultural tradition as it is currently understood, characterised by large bifacially flaked cutting tools (handaxes and cleavers)
- Archaeological culture.mapsize
- 300
- Archaeological culture.region
- Africa, Europe, and Asia
- Archaeological culture.period
- Lower Paleolithic
- Archaeological culture.dates
- 1.95–0.13 Mya
- Archaeological culture.typesite
- Saint-Acheul (Amiens)
- Archaeological culture.precededby
- Oldowan
- Archaeological culture.followedby
- Mousterian, Clactonian, Micoquien, Aterian, Soanian, Sangoan, Acheulo-Yabrudian complex, Fauresmith industry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological culture
- Part of
- Lower Paleolithic
- Followed by
- Mousterian
- Follows
- Oldowan
- Image
- Distribution of the Acheulean cultural tradition as it is currently understood.webp
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- start time
- 1760000-00
- Commons category
- Acheulean
- topic's main category
- Category:Acheulean
- end time
- 148000-00-
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