Stone tool manufacture and use are considered key adaptations in human evolution. The understanding of the biomechanical features and anatomical constraints of hominins during stone tool production ...
Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...
A long-time arrowhead collector, Kila's Tom Blais has been learning how to make the stone tools himself for nearly 30 years. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) Kila's Tom Blais uses traditional stone and ...
Harlan Mauch spent two summers during the late 1990s searching the prairie for arrowheads. Frustrated by his failure to find a single point, Mauch started learning to make his own. Gradually he began ...
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Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did – and learn to recognize the signs of a deliberately made tool.
RICHLAND -- The Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology is offering an all-day workshop in the art of flintknapping. Participants will learn how ancient peoples shaped stone and ...
Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?
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