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PALEOLITHIQUE INFERIEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lower Paleolithic
1, record 1, English, Lower%20Paleolithic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Lower Palaeolithic 2, record 1, English, Lower%20Palaeolithic
correct, see observation
- Lower Old Stone Age 3, record 1, English, Lower%20Old%20Stone%20Age
correct, see observation
- Lower Paleolithic Age 3, record 1, English, Lower%20Paleolithic%20Age
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Period covering the time from ca. [calendar age] 550,000 - 70,000 years before the modern era and including the pre-Chellean, and Acheulian stages. 3, record 1, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Lower Paleolithic is therefore the oldest, dating from about 600,000 B.C. [before Christ], and is occupied by such cultures as Chou-kou-tienian, Clactonian, Abbeville-Acheulian, and Levalloisian, which were developed by such predecessors of Homo Sapiens as Heidelbergman, Java and Peking Man. 4, record 1, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitalization. Terms that refer to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower-cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age; the most recent ice age ... 5, record 1, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Lower Palæolithic Age
- Lower Palæolithic
- Lower Palaeolithic Age
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Paléolithique inférieur
1, record 1, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Paléolithique ancien 2, record 1, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique%20ancien
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les industries lithiques du Paléolithique inférieur témoignent du lent processus d'évolution de l'esprit humain depuis les galets taillés de la pebble culture jusqu'aux bifaces affinés de l'Acheuléen. On distingue deux types d'industries, suivant que l'Homme taille le nucléus primitif jusqu'à l'obtention d'un biface ou bien qu'il utilise les enlevés de ce nucléus. 3, record 1, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Majuscule ou minuscule. En français, l'usage semble être flottant. Dans les dictionnaires généraux (Robert électronique et Larousse encyclopédique), le nom «paléolithique» s'écrit en minuscule. Dans les ouvrages et textes spécialisés, les spécialistes utilisent généralement la majuscule initiale «Paléolithique». 4, record 1, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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