Abbevillian

adjective

Abbe·​vil·​li·​an ˌab-ˈvi-lē-ən 

ˌa-bə-

: of or relating to an early Lower Paleolithic culture of Europe characterized by bifacial stone hand axes

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French abbevillien, from Abbeville, town in Somme Department, France (near where tools of this tradition were found) + -ien -ian

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above