Oldowan Chopper (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Oldowan Chopper

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Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey suggested in the 1960s that the Oldowan chopper, a crude stone tool, was the result of humans sharing information with each other. Researchers are now challenging that assumption.

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Bob Hubner, WSU Photo Services

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