"Oldowan" meaning in English

See Oldowan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mas|Olduvai}} Maasai Olduvai Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Oldowan (not comparable)
  1. (archaeology) Belonging to the earliest widespread stone-tool archaeological industry in prehistory. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology Translations (Translations): olduvaiano (Italian), олдува́йский (olduvájskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Oldowan-en-adj-C0Vnh1oB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: Oldowans [plural]
Etymology: From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mas|Olduvai}} Maasai Olduvai Head templates: {{en-noun}} Oldowan (plural Oldowans)
  1. A member of the prehistoric culture that made these stone tools.
    Sense id: en-Oldowan-en-noun-4rhC5-Th

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