Early stone toolmaking marks an important juncture in evolution. The Oldowan stone tools from Hadar, Ethiopia, are among the oldest known, dating back 2.3 million years. Shown from various angles ...

The meat would then be pounded between stones to tenderize it. The knife and stones are known as the Oldowan tool kit, and likely set the stage for further technology advancement down the line.

Oldowan core, Koobi Fora, Kenya (First time period, below baselines). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

This practice is similar to that of early human ancestors such as Oldowan hominins, which shares common evolutionary origins ...

Those tools were a bit simpler and so far have only been found in one spot, said Shannon McPherron, an archaeologist at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology who was not ...

Modern chimpanzees select rock tools in similar ways to Oldowan hominins, early humans who used stone tools that date back to around 2.5 million years ago. According to a new study, these ...