Which site gives its name to the Oldowan tool industry?
Gona
Olduvai Gorge
Hadar
Koobi Fora
Around how many million years ago did the Oldowan industry first emerge?
1.0 mya
1.8 mya
2.6 mya
3.5 mya
Which hominin species is most often credited with making the earliest Oldowan tools?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Australopithecus afarensis
Paranthropus boisei
What are the primary types of Oldowan tools?
Handaxes and cleavers
Blades and microliths
Choppers and flakes
Points and burins
Which materials were most commonly used to make Oldowan tools?
Obsidian and flint
Bone and antler
Wood and bone
Basalt and quartzite
What was the primary use of Oldowan tools?
Carving wood
Butchering animal carcasses
Weaving plant fibers
Decorative art
Oldowan tool sites have been discovered in all of the following modern countries EXCEPT:
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Kenya
Egypt
Which of these is NOT a recognized Oldowan tool form?
Discoid
Core chopper
Flake
Handaxe
The Oldowan industry marks the start of which archaeological period?
Mesolithic
Upper Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
Neolithic
In which geological epoch did Oldowan tool use primarily begin?
Miocene
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Holocene
Paleolithic Novice
You’re just unearthing the basics. Dig deeper to sharpen your tool-making know-how.
Stone-Age Scholar
You’ve chipped away the fundamentals. Keep refining those flake and chopper skills.
Oldowan Expert
You’ve mastered early tool tech. Your Stone Age smarts are on point.
