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answered 5 Apr 2026Hunter-gatherers used stone tools. Explain what these tools were used for? Give reasons.
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Ans. Stone tools were used
- To cut meat & bone
- Scrape bank (from trees) & hides (animal skins)
- Chop fruit & roots.
- Some stones may have been attached to handles of bone or wood, to make spears & arrows for hunting.
- To chop wood for firewood.
- To dig the ground to collect edible roots.
- Stitching clothes made out of animal skin.