Oldowan Industry Chopper

Server Costs Fundraiser 2023

Running a website with millions of readers every month is expensive. Not only do we pay for our servers, but also for related services such as our content delivery network, Google Workspace, email, and much more. We would much rather spend this money on producing more free history content for the world. Thank you for your help!
$10317 / $21000

Illustration

Emma Groeneveld
by José-Manuel Benito Álvarez
published on 02 March 2023
Oldowan Industry Chopper Download Full Size Image

Stone tool chopper belonging to the Oldowan tool industry (c. 2.6-1 million years ago). Oldowan tools overlap in terms of time with Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and Homo erectus, as well as with later Australopithecines, and it is possible that all of these may have used stone tools to some, varying extent. However, most scientists agree that Homo probably made and used tools more habitually, because its teeth got smaller and brains almost doubled in size over the first million years of the Oldowan industry.

Remove Ads

Advertisement

Cite This Work

APA Style

Álvarez, J. B. (2023, March 02). Oldowan Industry Chopper. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/

Chicago Style

Álvarez, José-Manuel Benito. "Oldowan Industry Chopper." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 02, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/.

MLA Style

Álvarez, José-Manuel Benito. "Oldowan Industry Chopper." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Mar 2023. Web. 29 Mar 2023.

Membership