Early humans used stone tools to help them survive and do things like hunt, cut meat, and dig for food.
Like Using a Rock as a Hammer
Imagine you're playing with rocks in the sandbox. If you find a big, hard rock and smash it against another rock, pieces of that first rock break off, kind of like when you drop your favorite cookie and it cracks! Early humans noticed this too. They used big stones to hit other stones, making smaller sharp pieces called flakes.
Making Tools Like a Puzzle
Once they had these sharp flakes, they could use them like little knives or scrapers, perfect for cutting meat from bones or scraping hides from animals. Some early humans even made tools that looked like hand-sized rocks with sharp edges on one side, kind of like a built-in knife.
It was like making a puzzle: smash the right rock in the right way, and you get something useful to help you eat better and live easier!
Examples
- A child uses a rock to chip away at another rock, creating a sharp edge for cutting.
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See also
- What are chipped stones?
- What are stone tools?
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