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Oldowan definition

Ol·do·wan (ôl′də wän′, -wən; äl′-)

adjective

designating or of the oldest known Lower Paleolithic culture, characterized by pebble tools usually flaked in two directions to form simple cutters, choppers, scrapers, etc.

Etymology: after Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, where remains have been found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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