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Stone tools: Oldowan

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The Oldowan tool-making industry was characterised by tools made in the Olduvai Gorge, Kenya. This type of toolmaking occurred about 2.5 – 2 million years ago.

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Helen Beare
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© Australian Museum

Last Updated: 19 October 2009

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