Levalloisian

Levalloisian
/lev'euh loy"zee euhn, -zheuhn/, adj.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
Also, Levallois /leuh val"wah/.
[1930-35; LEVALLOIS(-PERRET) + -IAN]

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