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Acheulean meaning

Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.

Using Acheulean

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
  • In the example corpus, acheulean often appears in combinations such as: the acheulean.

Context around Acheulean

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

find 1× meanwhile 1×

Often after:

extended 1× tools 1× went 1× tool 1×

Sentence patterns with Acheulean

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and some acheulean which can 1× called the acheulean extended itself 1× did find acheulean tools within 1× hypothesis for acheulean if not 1× meanwhile acheulean went on 1× noting an acheulean tool in 1× to the acheulean they were 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although most mode 1× from southwest asia 1× louis did find 1× meanwhile acheulean went 1× noting an acheulean 1× oldowan out of 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 2 mya 1× for the hominans 1× h erectus there 1× lead to confusion 1× on the bet 1× puzzling to archaeologists 1×

Words around Acheulean

Just before it in the word index:

acheson 26 aches 163 acheron 6 achernar 2 achenbach 5 achelis 3

Just after it in the word index:

achewa 2 achey 3 achha 2 achhe 5 achi 10 achiase 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Acheulean

  • In this selection, "acheulean" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, find, meanwhile, extended, tools and went stand out and add context to how "acheulean" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and some acheulean which can and called the acheulean extended itself. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "acheulean" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with acheulean

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Louis did find Acheulean tools within the first 24 hours, costing Reck ten pounds on the bet. (17 words)

Meanwhile, Acheulean went on in Africa past the 1.0 mya mark and also past the extinction of H. erectus there. (21 words)

This chronology, which is definitely later than in Kenya, supports the "out of Africa" hypothesis for Acheulean, if not for the Hominans. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Oldowan out of Africa Tools of the Oldowan tradition first came to archaeological attention in Europe, where, being intrusive and not well defined, compared to the Acheulean, they were puzzling to archaeologists. (32 words)

Although most Mode 2 tools are easily distinguished from Mode 1, there is a close similarity of some Oldowan and some Acheulean, which can lead to confusion. (27 words)

Noting an Acheulean tool in Reck's collection of artifacts from Olduvai, he bet Reck he could find ancient stone tools at Olduvai within 24 hours. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Although most Mode 2 tools are easily distinguished from Mode 1, there is a close similarity of some Oldowan and some Acheulean, which can lead to confusion.

From Southwest Asia, as the Levant is now called, the Acheulean extended itself more slowly eastward, arriving at Isampur, India, about 1.2 mya.

Louis did find Acheulean tools within the first 24 hours, costing Reck ten pounds on the bet.

Meanwhile, Acheulean went on in Africa past the 1.0 mya mark and also past the extinction of H. erectus there.

Noting an Acheulean tool in Reck's collection of artifacts from Olduvai, he bet Reck he could find ancient stone tools at Olduvai within 24 hours.

Oldowan out of Africa Tools of the Oldowan tradition first came to archaeological attention in Europe, where, being intrusive and not well defined, compared to the Acheulean, they were puzzling to archaeologists.

This chronology, which is definitely later than in Kenya, supports the "out of Africa" hypothesis for Acheulean, if not for the Hominans.

Common combinations with acheulean

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "acheulean" in a sentence?
An example: "Although most Mode 2 tools are easily distinguished from Mode 1, there is a close similarity of some Oldowan and some Acheulean, which can lead to confusion." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "acheulean" from authentic English texts.
What does "acheulean" mean?
Acheulean means: Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
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