Historical event

Homo habilis

Date: about 2.8-1.5 Million Years Ago

An early species of the genus Homo, known as 'handy man', associated with the earliest stone tool technology (Oldowan tools).

Tags: homo habilis, early homo, human evolution, stone tools, oldowan, paleoanthropology, pleistocene

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