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title: Oldowan Chopper
author: BabelStone
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6184/oldowan-chopper/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Oldowan Chopper
_Authored by BabelStone_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6184.jpg)
## Image Caption
Chopper made from basalt by early humans between 1,8 and 2 million years ago. It belongs to the Oldowan stone tool industry, was found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania - the place the industry is named after. Its dimensions are length: 9.29 cm; depth: 7.15 cm; height: 8.8 cm and it is on display at the British Museum in London.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olduvai_stone_chopping_tool_at_British_Museum.jpg) by [**BabelStone**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olduvai_stone_chopping_tool_at_British_Museum.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 19 December 2016. 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.