toolmaking
noun
tool·mak·ing
ˈtül-ˌmā-kiŋ 
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Stevens said the island-hopping Polynesians who landed in New Zealand depended on the moa as one of their very few sources of protein in that era, as well as a source of bones for toolmaking and other daily needs.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The next era of toolmaking emerged around 1.7 million years ago when the Acheulean archaeological industry began to replace Oldowan tools.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
The discovery raises questions about the purpose of these artifacts, as ivory is less durable than stone for toolmaking.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That is now as pathetic to me as a fetid caveman’s toolmaking would be to a great thinker like da Vinci or even Edgar Allen Poe.
—Graham Techler, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The next era of toolmaking emerged around 1.7 million years ago when the Acheulean archaeological industry began to replace Oldowan tools.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
The discovery raises questions about the purpose of these artifacts, as ivory is less durable than stone for toolmaking.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That is now as pathetic to me as a fetid caveman’s toolmaking would be to a great thinker like da Vinci or even Edgar Allen Poe.
—Graham Techler, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Toolmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolmaking. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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