BIOLOGY 280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oldowan, Advantageous, Body Louse
16 Nov 2020
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The earliest evidence of culture are tools because somebody needs to teach the craft so others can imitate it. The earliest evidence of tools was the oldowan style found in africa that"s around. It"s guessed to be of the earliest homo sapiens and australopithecus tools. They concluded this because the tools are usually not found in the hands of fossilized homos, but rather nearby the body. These were simple tools, but very hard to make. The tools were chipped on the ends, so they were sharp enough to cut things, but it took a lot of craftsmanship to make them. Later, there was a transition to more sophisticated tools in africa. The tools were mostly stone axes and the whole piece of rock is worked so it fits better in the hand. The point at the end was also much sharper and better shaped than the. These tools were mostly used by homo erectus (since they were found near h.
