Which of the following statements describe what Oldowan stone tools tell us about the hominins who used them?
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6–1.7 million years ago). They are simple cores, detached flakes and hammerstones, found across East and South Africa and usually associated with early Homo (e.g., H. habilis) and possibly some late australopiths. Show more…
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