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title: Oldowan Industry Chopper
author: José-Manuel Benito Álvarez
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-03-08
---

# Oldowan Industry Chopper

_Authored by José-Manuel Benito Álvarez_

## Image File

[![Oldowan Industry Chopper](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17148.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17148.jpg)

## Image Caption

Stone tool chopper belonging to the Oldowan tool industry (c. 2.6-1 million years ago). [Oldowan tools](https://www.worldhistory.org/Oldowan_Tools/) overlap in terms of time with *[Homo habilis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Habilis/)*, *[Homo rudolfensis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Rudolfensis/),* and *[Homo erectus](https://www.worldhistory.org/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Álvarez, J. B. (2023, March 02). Oldowan Industry Chopper. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/>
### Chicago
Álvarez, José-Manuel Benito. "Oldowan Industry Chopper." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 02, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/>.
### MLA
Álvarez, José-Manuel Benito. "Oldowan Industry Chopper." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Mar 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17148/oldowan-industry-chopper/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oldowan_tradition_chopper.jpg) by **José-Manuel Benito Álvarez**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 02 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.