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Lower Palaeolithic

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Lower Palaeolithic
n
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) the earliest of the three sections of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 3 million years ago and ending about 70 000 bc with the emergence of Neanderthal man
adj
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) of or relating to this period


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00 Hardcover DA90 White and Plunkett describe how aspiring archaeologist Nina Frances Layard discovered Lower Palaeolithic hand axes and the remains of extinct mammals in a working quarry close to her home in southeastern England; arranged permission, financing, and workers to conduct an excavation; and published her findings.
 
 
 
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