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The earliest stone toolmaking developed by at least 2.6 million years ago. The Early Stone Age includes the most basic stone toolkits made by early humans. The Early Stone Age in Africa is equivalent to what is called the Lower Paleolithic in Europe and Asia.

The oldest stone tools, known as the Oldowan toolkit, consist of at least:

• Hammerstones that show battering on their surfaces

• Stone cores that show a series of flake scars along one or more edges

• Sharp stone flakes that were struck from the cores and offer useful cutting edges, along with lots of debris from the process of percussion flaking

By about 1.76 million years ago, early humans began to strike really large flakes and then continue to shape them by striking smaller flakes from around the edges. The resulting implements included a new kind of tool called a handaxe. These tools and other kinds of ‘large cutting tools’ characterize the Acheulean toolkit.

The basic toolkit, including a variety of novel forms of stone core, continued to be made. It and the Acheulean toolkit were made for an immense period of time – ending in different places by around 400,000 to 250,000 years ago. From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Hand tool by hcorper

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Crazy Tuesday - Hand tool

"Tools in Focus" by giancarlo_darrigo

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MM - Hand Tool by Mike Murray

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Macro Mondays - Hand Tool

I call this hand tool a pincher grabber, but am not sure what its technical name is. This tool is over two feet long with a flexible metal shaft. The end shown has a pincher claw for grabbing items like screws that have been dropped where they cannot easily be reached. The other end of the tool has a button for opening and closing the pincher. HMM

Tools / Ferramentas by Felipe Castro

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Ferramentas na garagem do meu tio.

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Tools in my uncle's garage

Tools for a lifetime by Katharine Campbell

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It was a tradition for men in some parts of Sumatra to carry a bag of miniature ‘tools’ as part of their wedding costume - symbolising everything he would need in everyday married life. A picture of these antique tools and bag can be seen in comments.

After an absence of several weeks, I hope to be more regular on Flickr as we approach the end of what has been a very busy year.

Tool by Lily

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Part of an old wrench.

This is about 3,5 cm.

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Tools by Gerolf Kunde

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Hilfsmittel für den Mechaniker der Dampfmaschinen im Pumpwerk Wouda-Gemaal/ Lemmer, NL / Maintenance tools and aids for the steam engine mechanic at the Wouda Steam Pumping Station, Lemmer (NL)

Hulpjes / Tools by Roeli Til

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Eén mixer garde met in de achtergrond gekleurde pannensponsjes ;-)

One mixer whisk with colored pan sponges in the background ;-)

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Tool by Jaime Recabal

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tool ....(4838) by FRANcisco

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Tiny Tools by cg "Chasing the Light"

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