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The Earliest Tool-makers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Extract

Man has been defined in many ways, as the talking animal, the religious animal, and so on, but the most satisfactory definition from the scientific point of view is probably Man the Tool-maker. One might ask, why bother to define man, considering his uniqueness and self-evident characteristics? But from the standpoint of students of evolution, particularly those concerned with the interpretation of fossil remains of early man and his possible ancestors, to define man is of practical importance.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1956

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