Tampanian

adjective

Tam·​pa·​ni·​an

(ˈ)tam¦pānēən

: of or belonging to a Lower Paleolithic cultural development in Malaya characterized by choppers flaked on one surface only

Word History

Etymology

Kota Tampan, locality in northern Malaya where the tools were found + English -an

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