The Independent on MSN5mon
Archaeologists reveal method used by ancient humans to hunt mighty mammoths to extinction
which are sharpened tips made by shaping rocks like chert, flint or jasper. The special weapons, named after the New Mexico ...
ZME Science on MSN5mon
How did prehistoric people hunt mammoths? They didn’t throw their spears
Made from chert, flint, or jasper, these tools featured fluted bases that might have been crucial to their function. When the ...
Ars Technica29d
Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Eren himself is a master flint-knapper, deftly producing all manner of Stone Age blades from chert. One of his students was a musician who decided to study the pitches and octaves produced from ...