A new documentary by Twin Falls residents Jim Paxton, Al Frost and Jim Woods explores the possibilities. “Legacy in Stone: Discovering Ancient Flintknapping in Idaho” illustrates the survival skills ...
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Prehistoric humans in England started making prettier axes 500,000 years ago – and may have started talking too
The Palaeolithic archaeological record in Britain captures a rather sudden increase in stone knapping skills around half a ...
Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
Have you ever found yourself in a museum’s gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled “stone tools,” muttering under your breath, “How do they know it’s not just any old ...
It's several times sharper than surgical steel and has an iridescent beauty that masks its use as a deadly tool. It's obsidian — a hard, dark volcanic glass used for thousands of years by American ...
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 ...
Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At first glance, it might seem impossible to decipher. But as an experimental ...
Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John K. Murray, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever found ...
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