Oldowan
（重定向自Oldowan Industry）
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![Oldowan tradition chopper](/Images/godic/202501/30/Oldowan_tradition_chopper2443.jpg")
![A reconstruction of a female member of the Australopithecus genus. The emergence of Oldowan tools is often associated with the species Australopithecus garhi.[6]](/Images/godic/202501/30/A.afarensis2443.jpg")
![Koobi Fora
Dmanisi
Lézignan-la-Cèbe
Olduvai Gorge
Xiaochangliang
Afar Triangle
Omo River
Nile
Swartkrans
Dagestan
Monte Poggiolo
Vértesszőlős
Kozarnika
Socotra
Homa Bay
Sterkfontein
Riwat
Ubeidiya
Kashafrud
He County
XihouduMap of Afro-Eurasia showing important sites of the Oldowan industry (clickable map).](/Images/godic/202501/30/Afro-Eurasia_location_map.svg2443.png")
The Oldowan, sometimes spelled Olduwan, is the archaeological term used to refer to the earliest stone tool archaeological industry in prehistory. Oldowan tools were used during the Lower Paleolithic period, 2.6 million years ago up until 1.7 million years ago, by ancient hominins across much of Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe. This technological industry was followed by the more sophisticated Acheulean industry.