Illustration
Chopper made from basalt by early humans between 1,8 and 2 million years ago. It belongs to the Oldowan stone tool industry, was found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania - the place the industry is named after. Its dimensions are length: 9.29 cm; depth: 7.15 cm; height: 8.8 cm and it is on display at the British Museum in London.
License & Copyright
Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished.
Original image by BabelStone. Uploaded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 19 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Oldowan Industry Chopper
Oldowan Chopper Tool
Stone Age Tools (Modern Recreations)
Stone Age Tools Made From Antlers
Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave
Medieval Stone Masons' Tools
Cite This Work
APA Style
BabelStone. (2016, December 19). Oldowan Chopper. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6184/oldowan-chopper/
Chicago Style
BabelStone. "Oldowan Chopper." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 19, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6184/oldowan-chopper/.
MLA Style
BabelStone. "Oldowan Chopper." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2016. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
