Bone tool

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bone-tool

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the material selection?Long bones and antlers were preferred for their density and workability
2. What is the manufacturing techniques?Shaping was primarily achieved through abrasion against abrasive stones
3. What are bone tools and why did early humans use them?Bone tools are objects made from animal bones that early humans used for hunting, making clothes, and other tasks. They were popular because bone was plentiful, easy to work, and strong.
4. How did people shape bone into useful tools?People sharpened or carved bone by rubbing it against hard stones, which shaped it into points, needles, or hooks. This shows they understood how to use natural materials before metal was invented.

Hominin: The group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species, and all our immediate ancestors.
Archaeological record: The material remains of past human life discovered by archaeologists.
Ethnographic data: Information gathered by studying contemporary human societies and cultures.