Primate archaeology
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Primate archaeology is a field of research established in 2008 that combines research interests and foci from primatology and archaeology. The main aim of primate archaeology is to study behavior of e
OH 7, Homo habilis
Example of Oldowan stone tools
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Bonobo (sister taxon of the chimpanzee) doing termite fishing.
Oldowan
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The Oldowan was a widespread stone tool archaeological industry during the early Lower Paleolithic spanning the late Pliocene and the first half of the Early Pleistocene. These early tools were simple
Carved pebble of Oldowan tradition from the Atlantic Sahara region Guelmim-Es Semara (National Archaeological Museum of Madrid)
Oldowan-tradition stone chopper.
Oldowan choppers dating to 1.7 million years BP, from Melka Kunture, Ethiopia
Chopper from Olduvai Gorge, some 1.8 million years old