Stone tool
device · 3300000 BC
The oldest tools, made of knapped stone.
What it is made of
- Stone core — has part. A pebble from which flakes are struck.
- Sharp stone edge — has part. An edge made by knapping.
Principles and materials it uses
- Flint — is made of. Tools were knapped from flint and other rocks with a sharp fracture.
- Wedge — uses. A sharp edge works like a wedge.
- Hammerstone — uses. A hammerstone for knapping.
Where it is used
- Spear — is part of. Early spearheads were made of stone.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Needle — evolved into. Bone needles with an eye are part of the Palaeolithic toolkit.
- Sickle — evolved into. The first sickles had flint inserts.
- Hammer — evolved into. The first hammer was a stone in the hand.
- Knife — evolved into. The first knives were stone flakes.
- Adze — evolved into. Neolithic adzes were stone.
- Hoe — evolved into. Neolithic hoes of stone and antler.