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hand ax
Also, hand axe. a usually large, general-purpose bifacial Paleolithic stone tool, often oval or pear-shaped in form and characteristic of certain Lower Paleolithic industries. -
lower paleolithic
See under Paleolithic. -
middle paleolithic
See under Paleolithic. -
mousterian
of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points. -
upper paleolithic
See under Paleolithic. -
abbeville
a town in N France: brewing, sugar-refining, and carpet industries. Pop: 24 567 (1999)