Early Hominin Paranthropus Flashcards
Stone tools discovered in Kenya are the oldest ____ implements found, dating back atleast ___ million years and they may have been made by our relative ___
Oldowan-type, 2.6, Paranthropus
It took until _ to begin full excavations
2015
__ stone artefacts have been recovered
330
Oldowan is named for ___ in Tanzania where the first examples were found
Oldupai gorge
Previously, the oldest known examples were those from ___ in Ethopia which are 2.6 million years ago
Ledi-Geraru
Stone tools have been found in Algeria remains are ___ old
2.8 million years
The oldest known stone tools of any kind at ___ million years old are from —-
3.3, Lomekwi Kenya
___ species are likely candidates
Australopithecus
Some hominins were making obsidian tools in organized workshops __ years ago
1.2