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Archaeological culture
The Oldowan (or Mode I) was a widespread stone tool archaeological industry during the early Lower Paleolithic spanning the late Pliocene and the first
Oldowan
Prehistoric period before metal tools
split, creating an Oldowan tool, the tradition may well be far older than its current record.[citation needed] Towards the end of Oldowan in Africa the new
Stone_Age
Archaic human species from 2.4 to 1.65 mya
and female size is not definitively known. H. habilis manufactured the Oldowan stone tool industry and mainly used tools in butchering. Early Homo, compared
Homo_habilis
related to Oldowan. The earliest stone tools in the era of the genus Homo are Mode 1 tools, and come from what has been termed the Oldowan Industry, named
Stone_tool
Prehistoric period, first part of the Stone Age
sharp-edged tools for cutting. The earliest Paleolithic stone tool industry, the Oldowan, began around 2.6 million years ago. It produced tools such as choppers
Paleolithic
Earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic
current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the Oldowan (Mode 1) and Acheulean (Mode 2) lithics industries. In African archaeology
Lower_Paleolithic
National Historic Site of Tanzania
paleontologist Wilhelm Kattwinkel visited Olduvai Gorge, mistakenly naming it Oldowan , where he observed many fossil bones of an extinct three-toed horse. Inspired
Olduvai_Gorge
Archaeological site
documented Oldowan artifact assemblages. Archaeologists have since found older examples of the Oldowan at other sites. Still, Gona's Oldowan assemblages
Gona,_Ethiopia
Type of stone tool
in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania by Louis Leakey in the 1930s. The name Oldowan was given to the tools after the site in which they were excavated. These
Chopper_(archaeology)
Earliest known specimen of the genus Homo
The invention of the sharp-edged Oldowan may be tied to unique biological changes in Homo. It is unclear if the Oldowan developed independently or from
LD_350-1
Archaeological culture associated with Homo erectus
first developed about 2 million years ago, derived from the more primitive Oldowan technology associated with Homo habilis. The Acheulean includes at least
Acheulean
Extinct species of archaic human
thousands of years, the Acheulean eventually replaced its predecessor — the Oldowan (a chopper and flake industry) — in Africa, and spread out across Western
Homo_erectus
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
essence of Russia. The first human settlement on Russia dates back to the Oldowan period in the early Lower Paleolithic. About 2 million years ago, representatives
Russia
Country in West Asia
demographic changes. Arabia's rich Lower Paleolithic record, marked by numerous Oldowan-like sites, indicates a significant role in the early hominin colonization
Saudi_Arabia
Largest of four islands of the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen
they referred to as market place. There was initially an Oldowan lithic culture in Socotra. Oldowan stone tools were found in the area around Hadibo in 2008
Socotra
Lower Paleolithic Archaeological Site in Homa Peninsula, Kenya
dated to 3.032-2.595 million years ago. Nyayanga is one of the oldest Oldowan localities discovered to date, and over 1,776 fossils and 330 artifacts
Nyayanga
Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools. Originally made of wood, bone, and stone (such as flint and obsidian)
Knife
Oldest-known tool-making hominin
19 to 205 mm (0.75 to 8.07 in) in length, normally shorter than later Oldowan industry flakes. Anvils were heavy, up to 15 kg (33 lb). Flakes seem to
Kenyanthropus
Extinct hominid from the Afar Region of Ethiopia 2.6–2.5 million years ago
have separated Homo from predecessors). A. garhi possibly produced the Oldowan industry which was previously considered to have been invented by the later
Australopithecus_garhi
Quaternary archaeological site in Kenya
years and the remains of Australopithecus. Also, artefacts belonging to Oldowan technology, Acheulean tradition and later stone industries have been found
Chesowanja
Typological classification of stone tools
ISBN 9784431545118. Semaw, S; Rogers, M; Stout, D (2009). "Oldowan–Acheulian transition: Is there a Developed Oldowan artifact tradition?". In Camps, M; Chauhan, P
Industry_(archaeology)
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
-Selassie Y (June 1994). "African Homo erectus: old radiometric ages and young Oldowan assemblages in the Middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia". Science. 264 (5167):
Human
The archaic Lower Paleolithic (c. 1.3 Ma – 550 ka ago) corresponds to Oldowan or Mode 1 stone tools, usually called choppers. Both Homo fossils and lithic
Paleolithic_Iberia
Genus of hominins
Homo has been taken to coincide with the first use of stone tools (the Oldowan industry), and thus by definition with the beginning of the Lower Palaeolithic
Homo
Paleolithic site in the upper Awash Valley, Ethiopia
contemporaneous Oldowan site is documented at Garba IV. The magneto-stratigraphic sequence of Jaramillo lies between Tuff A, which overlies the Oldowan sites,
Melka_Kunture
Extinct hominin from the Early Pleistocene of East Africa
the area. The oldest specimen of Homo, LD 350-1, is associated with the Oldowan stone tool industry, meaning this tradition had been in use by the genus
Homo_rudolfensis
Classification of European archaeology
The flakes would have been used as crude knives or scrapers. Unlike the Oldowan tools, some were notched, implying that they were attached to a handle
Clactonian
First hominin expansion into Eurasia (2.1–0.1 Ma)
earliest of the dated is Ain Hanech in northern Algeria (c. 1.8 – 1.2 Ma), an Oldowan grade layer. These sites attest that early Homo erectus have crossed the
Early expansions of hominins out of Africa
Early_expansions_of_hominins_out_of_Africa
Study of human activity based on materials left behind
about 2.5 million years ago when the first stone tools were found – The Oldowan Industry. Many important developments in human history occurred during
Archaeology
Evolutionary process
the beginning of the Oldowan technology. These tools date to about 2.6 million years ago. A Homo fossil was found near some Oldowan tools, and its age was
Human_evolution
Extinct species of hominin of East Africa
than gracile australopithecines. P. boisei may have been able to make Oldowan stone tools and butcher carcasses. P. boisei mainly inhabited wet, wooded
Paranthropus_boisei
"Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus". Science. 379 (6632): 561–566. Bibcode:2023Sci
List_of_earliest_tools
Extinct species of mammal
late Early Pleistocene, around 1 mya. Often at these sites tools from the Oldowan industry are present. At Kilombe and Buia, it is unclear whether the hippos
Hippopotamus_gorgops
Archaeological site in South Africa
published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, making of the simple Oldowan tools and finding of animal bones from the 2.5-metre (8 ft 2 in) thick
Wonderwerk_Cave
Searching, pursuing, and killing wild animals
Indirect evidence for Oldowan era hunting, by early Homo or late Australopithecus, has been presented in a 2009 study based on an Oldowan site in southwestern
Hunting
Country in West Africa
beginning of the Liberian mining industry continuing to today. The presence of Oldowan artifacts in West Africa was confirmed by Michael Omolewa, attesting to
Liberia
Technology that predates recorded history
current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the Oldowan ("mode 1") and Acheulean ("mode 2") lithic technology.[citation needed]
Prehistoric_technology
British archaeologist and naturalist (1903–1972)
a more extensive excavation in 1952. They found what Leakey termed an Oldowan "slaughter-house", an ancient bog where animals had been trapped and butchered
Louis_Leakey
Extinct species of elephant
the world with reliable evidence of elephant butchery, associated with Oldowan-type stone tools, and the Olorgesailie Basin Member 1 Site 15 in Kenya
Palaeoloxodon_recki
Stone tool
Oldowan tools were found in Gona, Ethiopia. These are dated to about 2.6 mya. Early examples of hand axes date back to 1.6 mya in the later Oldowan (Mode
Hand_axe
Type of stone tool
were removed. They are found in the early Mode 1 tool industries of the Oldowan and Clactonian industries during the Lower Palaeolithic. Ashton, NM, McNabb
Chopper_core
Major river in northeast Africa
the Nyayanga archaeological site on the east shore of Lake Victoria has Oldowan tools dating back 2.6 million years. Human settlements on the banks of
Nile
Hominid species or subspecies discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia
through the Levantine corridor. Stone tools found at the site are of the Oldowan tradition. Dmanisi is located in southern Georgia, about 85 kilometres
Dmanisi_hominins
Neolithic sculpture found in Turkey
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Seated_Woman_of_Çatalhöyük
Northernmost region of Africa
200,000 BCE); in fact, more recent investigations have found signs of Oldowan technology there, and indicate a date of up to 1.8 million BCE. Recent
North_Africa
Extinct species or subspecies of archaic human
tools differ from Oldowan tools in that the core forms of the tools were clearly deliberate. Whereas the shape of the core forms in Oldowan tools, which were
Homo_ergaster
Fossil site in San Diego County, California
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Cerutti_Mastodon_site
Tool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile
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Spear-thrower
First epoch of the Quaternary Period
Homo erectus, some 1.8 million years ago, replacing the more primitive Oldowan industry used by Australopithecus garhi and by the earliest species of
Pleistocene
European Upper Paleolithic culture
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Epigravettian
River in southwestern Ethiopia
it was thought that the tools might have been part of a so-called pre-Oldowan industry, even more primitive than what was found in the Olduvai Gorge
Omo_River
Topics referred to by the same term
Facility on Mars in the film Doom Oldowan a prehistoric stone tool technology, discovered first in Olduvai Gorge Oldowan This disambiguation page lists articles
Olduvai
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Epipalaeolithic_Near_East
Surgically drilling a hole in the skull
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Trepanning
Period before the First Dynasty of Egypt
The oldest archaeological finds in Egypt, stone tools belonging to the Oldowan industry, are poorly dated. These tools are succeeded by those belonging
Prehistoric_Egypt
Kenyan archaeological site dated to 3.3 million years ago
of the debate. Harmand said the Lomekwi 3 artifacts do not fit into the Oldowan tool making tradition and should be considered part of a distinct tradition
Lomekwi
Archaeological site in Gauteng, South Africa
fossil, but StW 53 has evidence for stone tool cut-marks. Member 5 contains Oldowan and Acheulian stone tools as well as specimens of early Homo and Paranthropus
Sterkfontein
Late Upper Paleolithic nomadic hunter culture
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Ahrensburg_culture
Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
use in archaeology. Further cultural subdivisions by tool type, such as Oldowan, Mousterian, or Levalloisian, help archaeologists and other anthropologists
Anthropology
Province in South Africa
basal layer (where stone tools, occurring in very low density, may be Oldowan). Many sites across the province, mostly in open air locales or in sediments
Northern_Cape
Country in the Horn of Africa
Paleoanthropological Records of Djibouti and Yemen". Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Oldowan. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. pp. 49–59. doi:10
Djibouti
American archaeologist and paleoanthropologist
on the stone tool technology of Early Stone Age hominins who produced Oldowan and Acheulean artifacts which have been discovered across Africa, Asia
Nicholas_Toth
Old Stone Age musical instruments
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Paleolithic_flute
Ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England
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Sweet_Track
Earth blocks for construction
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Mudbrick
Ethiopia), providing evidence of transport of quartz for the production of Oldowan stone tools from the alluvial fans of the Hamar Range, over 10 km from
2026_in_paleomammalogy
Prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a cave in Germany
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Lion-man
Waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
around 200 million years ago. Early Stone Age Acheulean stone artefacts and Oldowan tools were excavated at archaeological sites around the falls, as well
Victoria_Falls
Swahili sultanate (957–1513)
Part of a series on the History of Tanzania Timeline Pre-colonial period Oldowan stone tool culture Olduvai Gorge Laetoli footprints Mumba Cave hunter-gatherers
Kilwa_Sultanate
Mesolithic culture in what is now Poland
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Swiderian_culture
Place for a fire to heat the home and to cook food, usually of masonry
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Hearth
Industrial activity producing goods for sale using labor and machines
000 years ago. The earliest methods of stone tool making, known as the Oldowan "industry", date back to at least 2.3 million years ago, with the earliest
Manufacturing
Small stone-built coffin-like box, ossua or dolmen
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Cist
and in Spain at sites in the Guadix-Baza basin and near Atapuerca. The Oldowan tool discoveries, called Mode 1-type assemblages are gradually replaced
Prehistoric_Europe
European Middle Paleolithic culture
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Mousterian
Calendar based only on the Moon
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Lunar_calendar
Crops native to the New World
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New_World_crops
Period of human history before records
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Prehistory
Bronze Age Europe artefacts
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Gold_hat
1856–1964 East African Muslim state
Part of a series on the History of Tanzania Timeline Pre-colonial period Oldowan stone tool culture Olduvai Gorge Laetoli footprints Mumba Cave hunter-gatherers
Sultanate_of_Zanzibar
Overview of and topical guide to prehistoric technology
stone tools called Oldowan tools. Homo ergaster – in eastern and southern Africa about 2.5 to 1.7 million years ago, it refined Oldowan tools and developed
Outline of prehistoric technology
Outline_of_prehistoric_technology
Grooves carved into rock
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Grooves_(archaeology)
Religion before written records
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Prehistoric_religion
Regions south of the Sahara
larger prey such as cubs and older animals. The tools were classed as Oldowan. Roughly 1.8 million years ago, Homo ergaster first appeared in the fossil
Sub-Saharan_Africa
Geological formation in the Low Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia
record with many hominin (e.g. Paranthropus boisei) and stone tool (e.g. Oldowan tools) finds. The Kibish formation, in particular, is most notable for
Omo_Kibish_Formation
Images carved on a rock surface as a form of rock art
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Petroglyph
Lithic projectile point used in ancient North America
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Bare_Island_projectile_point
Disputed oldest known musical instrument
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Divje_Babe_flute
Transition of human species to anthropologically modern behavior
(before Homo) Lower Paleolithic (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) Lomekwi (3.3 Ma) Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma) Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma) Madrasian (1.5 Ma) Soanian (500–130
Behavioral_modernity
Cave and archaeological site in Serbia
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Pešturina
Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)
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Neolithic
Stratigraphic formation in the Omo river basin in Ethiopia
basin in Ethiopia. It dates to the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene. Oldowan tools have been found in the formation, suggesting early use of stone tools
Shungura_Formation
Mesolithic industry of the Franco-Cantabrian region
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Azilian
discovered in Africa, and were subsequently known throughout the world as Oldowan after Olduvai Gorge. The first hominid skull in Olduvai Gorge was discovered
History_of_Tanzania
Stone tool manufacturing
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Langdale_axe_industry
Field of research
found in Europe. Soon after, Leakey formally named this discovery the Oldowan industry. Decades later, Oldupai was the focus of two more major findings
Primate_archaeology
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Stone_Age_Poland
Prehistoric period: Copper Age
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Chalcolithic
Novel device, material or technical process
inventions pre-date anatomically modern humans. Crude stone tools, such as the Oldowan tools, date back around 2.9 million years. Other inventions of the Lower
Invention
Archeological term; material produced during the process of lithic reduction
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Debitage
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
Boy/Male
Tamil
Affectionate
Boy/Male
English American Welsh
Heart. Mind. Inspiration. Intelligent.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Rain; Monsoon
Boy/Male
Hebrew English
Ploughman. Son of Talmai (Talmai is a, meaning abounding in furrows.) Famous bearer: St...
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Knowledge
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sitikantha | ஸீதீகாநà¯à®¤à®¾
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Rest; Refreshment
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Farsi, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Name of the 3rd Dynasty of Persian Kings
Boy/Male
Tamil
Brook
Male
Yiddish
(פַייבּוּש×) Variant form of Yiddish Feivel, FEIBUSH means "shining one."
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN
OLDOWAN