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The human lineage is unique in the animal world for having an adaptation that is based upon the complex use of tools and technology. The...


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Figure 1.Potential functions of Oldowan and early Acheulean stone tools, based upon feasibility experiments. Such tools could have expanded the range of foods that could potentially be exploited, decreased the amount of time required to process them, and increased the amount of food that could be carried by early Stone Age hominids—all important adaptive strategies. (From K. D. Schick and N. Toth, Making Silent Stones Speak, p. 175, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1993)
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Figure 2.Oldowan forms from Koobi Fora, Kenya. (From K. D. Schick and N. Toth, Making Silent Stones Speak, p. 113, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1993)
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