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Study: Oldowan and Acheulean Flaked Stone Technologies Older than Previously Thought | Archaeology, Paleoanthropology – Sci-News.com
The Oldowan and the Acheulean — currently the two oldest, well-documented stone tool technologies known to archaeologists — are roughly 30,000 to 60,000 years…
The Oldowan and the Acheulean — currently the two oldest, well-documented stone tool technologies known to archaeologists — are roughly 30,000 to 60,000 years older than current evidence suggests, according to a new modeling study.
Archaic hominins. Image credit: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.
Early stone tool technologies, such as the Oldowan and Acheulean, allowed early human ancestors to access new food types. They also increased the ease of producing wooden tools or processing animal carcasses.
The Oldowan…
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