oldowan - tool culture

Question 1

who used the oldawan and when?

Answer 1

homo habilis
1.4 - 2.7 million years ago

Question 2

what manufacture techniques are used with the oldowan?

Answer 2

hard hammer percussion = striking a stone with another stone to chop the surface
creates tools with one sided blade

Question 3

what are the materials used for the oldowan?

Answer 3

river stones, pebbles, volanic rock

Question 4

what is the tool use for the oldowan?

Answer 4

choppers and scrappers
digging for tubers
chopping meat off carcasses
cutting wood

Question 5

how has the tool changed their lifestyle?

Answer 5

diet relied heavily on plant material
hunters & scavengers
likely to share food amongst group or family

Question 6

how has the tool changed their cognitive abilities?

Answer 6

bulge in speech production brain area
selection for communiciation in hunting and scavenging
particpation in group activites (social intelligence)
understand physical processes > how hard to hit, where?