Patjitanian

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• Chopper chopping-tool industry — ▪ prehistoric technology       certain stone tool traditions of Asia, probably of later Pleistocene age, characterized by roughly worked pebble chopper (q.v.) tools. These traditions include the Choukoutienian industry of China (associated with… …   Universalium

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• pajitanian — |pajə|tānēən, nyən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: origin unknown : of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture of Java characterized by choppers, chopping tools, and hand adzes made from cores with one side flat and the other… …   Useful english dictionary