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The Early Stone Age includes the most basic stone ______ made by early humans.
The Early Stone Age includes the most basic stone ______ made by early humans.
toolkits
The Oldowan toolkit is thought to be the product of ______ habilis.
The Oldowan toolkit is thought to be the product of ______ habilis.
Homo
Studies indicate that the oldest Oldowan tools were created by ______ afarensis about 3.4 million years ago.
Studies indicate that the oldest Oldowan tools were created by ______ afarensis about 3.4 million years ago.
Australopithecus
The Oldowan tools were so simple they were sometimes difficult to distinguish from ______ created objects.
The Oldowan tools were so simple they were sometimes difficult to distinguish from ______ created objects.
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The Oldowan toolkit would produce only ______ inches of cutting edges from a pound of flint.
The Oldowan toolkit would produce only ______ inches of cutting edges from a pound of flint.
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Study Notes
The Early Stone Age
- Characterized by the development of the most basic stone toolkits created by early humans.
Oldowan Toolkit
- Recognized as the oldest known stone tools.
- Comprises hammer stones, which display signs of battering on their surfaces, indicating use.
- Predominantly associated with Homo habilis, an early human ancestor.
- Research suggests the oldest Oldowan tools were made by Australopithecus afarensis approximately 3.4 million years ago.
- Features of these tools include simplicity, occasionally making them hard to differentiate from naturally occurring stones.
- Capable of producing a mere 3 inches of cutting edge from a pound of flint, reflecting their rudimentary design.
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Test your knowledge on the Early Stone Age and the Oldowan toolkit. Explore the significance of these basic stone tools made by our early human ancestors like Homo habilis. Discover how these primitive tools impacted human evolution and their remarkable history of 3.4 million years.
