Storiascopio · Era 2 of 12 · primary year 3
The first stone tools
about 2.6 million years ago · East Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya)
In short
About 2.6 million years ago, in East Africa, someone began chipping pebbles to make sharp edges. These stones were used to cut meat and to break bones to eat the marrow. Some tools found in Kenya may be even older.
Why it matters This is where human technology begins: making an object in order to do something.
Source: Smithsonian, Human Origins Program, “Early Stone Age Tools”
Where we are in the era “Prehistory”
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about 7 million years agoEvent 3 of 25about 5,300 years ago
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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