Oldowan.
Belonging to the earliest widespread stone-tool archaeological industry in prehistory.
Meaning & usage
Belonging to the earliest widespread stone-tool archaeological industry in prehistory.
Where this word comes from
From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s.
A member of the prehistoric culture that made these stone tools.
Where this word comes from
From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s.
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