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Around 2.5 million years ago, hominids began chipping away at stones to make tools that were sharper and more useful than ever before. These are known by archaeologists as Oldowan artifacts, after the Olduvai Gorge in East Africa where they were first found, and the species that produced them is called Homo habilis, or “handy man,” for their achievement.
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The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
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