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Lomekwian

Lomekwian adjective: of or pertaining to the period when certain stone artefacts, found at the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, were manufactured and used, apparently by hominins prior to the emergence of genus Homo.

Adjective

Lomekwian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the period when certain stone artefacts, found at the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, were manufactured and used, apparently by hominins prior to the emergence of genus Homo.
    • Makers of Lomekwian tools show less of an understanding of stone fracture mechanics and a reduced reliance on a free-hand technique than makers of Oldowan tools, the next oldest stone tool industry.2017, Margaret E. Lewis, “Chapter 2: Carnivore Guilds and the Impact of Hominin Dispersals”, in Nicole Boivin, Rémy Crassard, Michael Petraglia, editors, Human Dispersal and Species Movement: From...
    • These Lomekwian tools, such as the one illustrated in Fig. 3.1, were an earth-shattering find. They are hundreds of thousands of years older than the previously oldest stone tools found and they absolutely and unquestionably could not have been made by any human being (if your definition of human...2017, Christina De La Rocha, Daniel J. Conley, Silica Stories, Springer, page 31

Proper noun

Lomekwian

  1. A loosely defined period, approximately 3.3 million years ago, characterised by the manufacture and use of the tools found at Lomekwi 3.

Origin of Lomekwian

From Lomekwi + -an, after the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. From no earlier than 2015, the year of publication of the discovery.

Questions about Lomekwian

What does Lomekwian mean?
Lomekwian means of or pertaining to the period when certain stone artefacts, found at the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, were manufactured and used, apparently by hominins prior to the emergence of genus Homo.
What part of speech is Lomekwian?
Lomekwian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Lomekwian in the dictionary

  1. lomcevak
  2. lomcevaks
  3. lomefloxacin
  4. lomein
  5. lomeins
  6. Lomekwian
  7. Lomeli
  8. Lomelis
  9. loment
  10. lomenta
  11. lomentaceous

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