Researchers argue about whether Oldowan toolmakers were hunters or scavengers. What are the main arguments on each side of this debate? Solution Oldowan tools were made by late Australopithecus and early Homo. Homo habilis was named \"skillful\" because it was considered the earliest tool-using human ancestor. There are theories which show that they could be hunters or scavengers. The association of oldowan tools suggest their profession as hunters. There are also some theories suggesting they move carcasses from dangerous death sites showing they were scavengers..