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First Tool

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Oldowan

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Oldowan Manufacture

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Were stone cobbles with several flakes knocked off at one end by heavy blows by another rock. 6 blows approx.

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Oldowan Related Species

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Homo Habilis

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Oldowan Time Period

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Lower Paleolithic: 2.4-1 MYA

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Oldowan Function

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Chopping, Digging, Hammering and This allowed them to scrape meat off of carcasses and cracking open bone to reach bone marrow.

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2nd tool culture

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Acheulian

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Acheulian Manufacture

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50 blows to make, known as the hand axe and in a tear drop shape, bi-faced

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Acheulian Related Species

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Homo erectus, eragster and homo heidelbergensis

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Acheulian Time Period

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Lower Paleolithic: 1.5 MYA - 200YA

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Acheulian Function

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Hammers, Choppers, Cleavers, as well as flakes used as knives. This allowed them to scrape meat better off of carcasses.

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3rd Tool Culture

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Mousterian

They are characterized by the revolutionary Levallous prepared technique.

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Mousterian Manufacture

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Flint was used as flakes, 150 blows to create, often made to make other tools. needed planning time and though process,

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Mousterian Related Species

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Homo Neantherthalensis, some later archaic humans and homo sapiens

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Mousterian Time Period

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Middle Paleolithic: 1200-350MYA

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4th Tool Culture

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Upper Paleolithic

A huge diverse pair of tools

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Upper Paleolithic Manufacture

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over 250 blows, used ivory, wood, antler, etc. combining different materials and very fine details.

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Upper Paleolithic Related Species

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Homo Sapiens

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Upper Paleolithic Time Period

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after 350MYA

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Upper Paleolithic Function

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Fish hooks, needles, arrowheads, spears, wooden shafts, etc. Lot of planning needed and forethought.

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