Oldowan Pebble Chopper Replica, Early Stone Age Tool

A rounded river-pebble chopper. Much of the stone keeps its rough, natural outer surface, while one end has had several large flakes struck off to create a sharp, jagged working edge. Choppers like this belong to the Oldowan industry, named after Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, which appears in East Africa around 2.6 million years ago. These simple tools, made by early members of the genus Homo and possibly other hominins, were used to cut meat, crack bones for marrow and work plant foods. It is an…

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