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Levallois

Le val lois |ləˌvalˈwä, -ˈvalˌwä ləˌvælˈwɑ | noun [ usu. as modifier ] Archaeology a flint-working technique associated with the Mousterian culture of the Neanderthals, in which a flint is trimmed so that a flake of predetermined size and shape can be struck from it. DERIVATIVES Le val loi si an |ˌlevəˈloizēən, ləˌvalˈwäzēən |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after a suburb of northern Paris.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Levallois

Levallois |ləˈvalwɑː | noun [ usu. as modifier ] Archaeology a flint-working technique associated with the Mousterian culture of the Neanderthals, in which a flint is trimmed so that a flake of predetermined size and shape can be struck from it. DERIVATIVES Levalloisean |ˌlɛvəˈlɔɪzɪən |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after a suburb of northern Paris.

 

Duden Dictionary

Levalloisien

Le val loi si en Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ləvalo̯aˈzi̯ɛ̃ː |das Levalloisien; Genitiv: des Levalloisien [s ] französisch ; nach Levallois-Perret, einer Pariser Vorstadt Stufe der Altsteinzeit