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Oldowan (Pre-Chellean, Sub-Saharan African Earlier Stone Age periods, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Period of toolmaking tradition characterized by crude bi-directionally chipped tools of quartz, quartzite, or basalt, used for chopping, scraping, or cutting. These date from the early Paleolithic. It is thought that these implements were manufactured by early hominids or robust australopithecines. |
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Oldowan (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,A)
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Oldowen (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Olduvan (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Pebble culture (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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奧爾杜伐型 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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奧杜威 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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ào ěr dù fā xíng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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ao er du fa xing (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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ao erh tu fa hsing (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Oldowaais (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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olduvaisense (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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olduvaiense (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: F.FL |
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.... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ <styles, periods, and cultures by region> (G) |
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............ African (general, continental cultures) (G) |
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................ prehistoric African (G) |
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.................... prehistoric Sub-Saharan African periods (G) |
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........................ Sub-Saharan African Earlier Stone Age periods (G) |
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............................ Pre-Chellean (G) |
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................................ Oldowan (G) |
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