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Oldowan Hand-Axe, Lower Paleolithic Period

Oldowan (formerly Abbevillian) hand-axe showing sinuous edge. Lower Paleolithic period. The Oldowan, sometimes spelled Olduwan, is the archaeological term used to refer to the earliest stone tool industry in prehistory. Oldowan tools were used during the Lower Paleolithic period, 2.6 million years ago up until 1.7 million years ago, by ancient hominins.

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Title: Oldowan Hand-Axe, Lower Paleolithic Period

Caption: Oldowan (formerly Abbevillian) hand-axe showing sinuous edge. Lower Paleolithic period. The Oldowan, sometimes spelled Olduwan, is the archaeological term used to refer to the earliest stone tool industry in prehistory. Oldowan tools were used during the Lower Paleolithic period, 2.6 million years ago up until 1.7 million years ago, by ancient hominins.

Personalities: PALEOLITHIC

Category: Historical & Fine Arts • black & white

Credit: Album / Science Source / Wellcome Images

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Image size: 3632 × 2787 px | 29.0 MB

Print size: 30.8 × 23.6 cm | 1429.9 × 1097.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ABBEVILLIAN • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGY • ART • ARTWORK • AX • AXE • B. C. E. • B. C. • BATTLE AX • BATTLE AXE • BATTLE-AXE • BC • BCE • BLACK & WHITE • BW • DRAWING • EARLY STONE AGE • HACHETTE • HAND AXE • HAND-AXE • HANDAXE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL & FINE ARTS • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IMPLEMENT • LOWER PALAEOLITHIC • LOWER PALEOLITHIC • MESOLITHIC • MESOLITHIC, STONE AGE • NEOLITHIC • OLDEST • OLDOWAN • OLDUWAN • PALAEOLITHIC • PALAEOLITIC, STONE AGE • PALEOLITHIC • PERIOD: MESOLITHIC • PERIOD: STONE AGE • PREHISTORIC • STONE AGE • STONE AGE: MESOLITHIC • STONE AGE: NEOLITHIC • STONE AGE: PALAEOLITHIC • TOOL • WEAPON • WEAPONARY