Acheulean

adjective

Acheu·​le·​an ə-ˈshü-lē-ən 

variants or Acheulian

: of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture originating in Africa and typified by bifacial tools with round cutting edges

Examples of Acheulean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From Acheulean hand axes to supercomputers, human innovation has always depended on tradition, expertise, collaboration and humanity. — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026

The Saffaqah artifacts are also stylistically similar to Late Acheulean tools found in Eastern Africa. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French acheuléen, from St. Acheul, near Amiens, France, location of the type station + -éen -ean

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Acheulean

• cerulean
• herculean