Why did early humans use flint to make tools?
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Flint is a silica material not unlike glass and when it breaks, it creates very sharp edges. Over time man learned to make these sharp edged tools intentionally and then how to keep them sharp. With flint, they could butcher animals more efficiently, Hunt more efficiently, cut other materials more efficiently.
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Early in human evolution people discovered that stone can be used to make tools.
They found that flint, which is close behind diamond in hardness, fractures easily to give razor sharp edges.
Early human used tools because:
1. Flint chipped easily and could be moulded into different shapes.
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