The Tool-Making Animal
![Collection of sharp tools made from stone. Caption: Stone-tool technology designed to create sharp edges.](https://dcmp.org/posterimages/9281_1.jpg )
Though tool use is not unique to humans, their sophistication and degree of reliance upon them is unique, and sets humans apart from other species. So when did human tool-making begin, and why? And what does the use of tools reveal about the evolution of human ancestors? Paleoanthropologist Tim White reveals the answers in this short video.
(Source: DCMP)
Metadata
- Subject:
- Animal Sciences - Science
- Keywords:
- evolution, mammals, paleontology, tools
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The Tool-Making Animal
- Type:
- Video
- Format:
- Streaming
- Accommodations:
- English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
- Languages:
- English
- License:
- OER
- Author:
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Length:
- 6 minutes