Oldowan Definition

ōldə-wən, ôl-
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.
Webster's New World

Origin of Oldowan

  • After the Oldoway (Olduvai) Gorge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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