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LOT 1986
African Stone Age Homo Habilis Oldowan Stone Chopper
OLDOWAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2,600,000-1,700,000 B.P.
5 in. (490 grams, 12.7 cm).
Lentoid in section and an irregular rectangle in plan with a smoothed handgrip to the rear; old faded collector's label. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sahara.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Purchased on the European art market.
Oldowan tools are the oldest known stone tool industry, dating from approximately 2.6 to 1.7 million years ago (with some evidence at 2.9 Ma). Primarily associated with Homo habilis, these simple tools (choppers, flakes, hammerstones) were used for cutting, scraping, and butchering. They were largely found in East Africa, with key sites at Olduvai Gorge. Made from quartzite with minimal removals to form a direct chopping edge.
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