Levallois technique
DISTINCTIVE TYPE OF STONE KNAPPING TECHNIQUE USED BY ANCIENT HUMANS
Levalloisian Stone-Flaking Technique; Levalloisian; Levalloisian technique; Levallois flake; Levalloisian Method; Levalloisean; Levallois culture; Levallois scraper; Levallois points; Levallois point; Levallois people
The Levallois technique () is a name given by archaeologists to a distinctive type of stone knapping developed around 250,000 to 300,000 years ago during the Middle Palaeolithic period. It is part of the Mousterian stone tool industry, and was used by the Neanderthals in Europe and by modern humans in other regions such as the Levant.