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Image Gallery: Hominin tools

Our ancestors have been making and using stone tools for many millions of years. As their intelligence increased, they developed the ability to make increasingly more complex stone tools, and then tools made from other materials such as bone and metal.

Cast of an Oldowan chopper showing area of flake removal Cast of an Oldowan chopper showing area of flake removal
Cast of an Oldowan chopper Cast of an Oldowan chopper
Stone tools: Oldowan Stone tools: Oldowan
Stone tools: Acheulean Stone tools: Acheulean
Cast of a Mousterian hand-axe Cast of a Mousterian hand-axe
Stone tools: Mousterian Stone tools: Mousterian
Stone blade knife Stone blade knife
Cast of an arrow head Cast of an arrow head
Aboriginal grinding stone, NSW Aboriginal grinding stone, NSW
Aboriginal stone tool, Kurri Kurri NSW Aboriginal stone tool, Kurri Kurri NSW
Grinding stone Grinding stone
Conjoin stone tool Conjoin stone tool
Quartz artefact tool Quartz artefact tool
Bondi points stone tools Bondi points stone tools
Horsehoof core stone tool Horsehoof core stone tool
Stone tools: hafting Stone tools: hafting
Stone tools: advanced reduction flaking Stone tools: advanced reduction flaking
Stone tools: initial reduction flaking Stone tools: initial reduction flaking
Stone tools: final reduction flaking Stone tools: final reduction flaking