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Acheulo-Yabrudian complex (jan 1, 400000 BC – jan 1, 220000 BC)

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Acheulean, from the French acheuléen after the type site of Saint-Acheul, is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by the distinctive oval and pear-shaped "hand axes" associated with Homo erectus and derived species such as Homo heidelbergensis.

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jan 1, 400000 BC
jan 1, 220000 BC
~ 180119 years