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TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE FIRST HUMAN STONE TOOL AFRICAN OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER Exposed Site - South Central Sahara Desert, Niger LOWER PALEOLITHIC PERIOD: 1.8 - 1 million years ago The OLDOWAN PEBBLE TOOL TRADITION, named after the Oldowan Gorge in Kenya, East Africa where these tools were first described, represent stone tools from the earliest primitive humans. Oldowan pebble tools are THE FIRST recognized tools invented by the earliest of primitive humans from Africa. These tools are seldom seen in private collections or public exhibits. Oldowan sites exist in numerous regions of the continent but it takes a very knowledgeable collector to be able to weed out all the naturally-occurring rocks that litter the ground from an actual pebble tool specimen. As the origin of humanity and as the earliest of tool technologies, this African Oldowan specimen poses a very important potential addition to any advanced collection of Paleolithic artifacts. It was made by the African Homo erectus known as Homo ergaster. African pebble tools are not common on the market compared to their much later Acheulian relatives. This specimen is part of a very limited collection we acquired. Despite the fact that there are probably more Oldowan tools in Africa compared to the European specimens we offer, very few African pebble tools are collected or available for public acquisition. This offering poses a rare opportunity to own an AUTHENTIC example of the first known tool type made by humans - a window into the mind and design thought process of our earliest ancestors. This is a textbook example of an OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER of African origin. It is made from quartzite. The grip is well-made and extremely comfortable in design. The chopping edge shows intelligent and deliberate design in its flaking to obtain a cutting edge. The entire surface has a rich patina which only authentic Saharan Lower Paleolithic tools develop due to the extended time of environmental exposure. Workmanship and form is BETTER THAN MUSEUM QUALITY. NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. As found and with our highest recommendation. No one can doubt the importance that pebble tools hold in the history of human development. Their very emergence in Africa nearly two million years ago allowed the earliest humans to butcher animals for their meat - the needed nourishment that allowed humans to survive and flourish to one day populate and rule the earth. FINEST TEXTBOOK DESIGN WITH INTACT 'AS MADE' CUTTING EDGE - AFRICAN OLDOWAN SPECIMENS ARE SCARCE IN COLLECTIONS! 3.15" X 3.15" SOLD PB055 Actual Item - One Only |
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