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.
The Mode 2 technologies, also known as Acheulean techniques, represent a more sophisticated approach to toolmaking compared to the earlier Mode 1 or Oldowan technologies. The tools found at El ...
Previous research has shown that the oldest known use of stone tools is by Oldowan hominins, dating back to approximately 2.5 million years ago. They used rocks as choppers, scrapers and simple ...
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 ...
Another fascinating aspect of recent archaeological research is the discovery of Oldowan tool sites in Kenya, which are now believed to be more widespread than previously recognized. These tools ...
The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, demonstrates that the process used by a group of chimps to select stones for use as tools appear to resemble what is documented for Oldowan ...
Chimpanzees use rocks as tools for cracking nuts Stone selection by chimps mirrors ancient human ancestor techniques Generational learning observed in chimpanzee tool ...