Can you believe they made them this tiny?

[indianasmith]

Went arrowhead hunting with my buddy Ray today and he found this one.  And yes, that is a regular size U.S. dime it is sitting on!



Maybe for a child's bow?

[BTM]

Went arrowhead hunting with my buddy Ray today and he found this one.  And yes, that is a regular size U.S. dime it is sitting on!



Maybe for a child's bow?

Dude, what would you hunt with that, mice?

[Mofo Rising]

Makes you wonder what you'll leave behind when you go.

I can just picture some guy a thousand years ago saying, "You think you make good arrowheads? Look what I can do."

It may seem primitive to us, but breaking rocks with that precision ain't easy.

[The Gravekeeper]

Makes you wonder what you'll leave behind when you go.

I can just picture some guy a thousand years ago saying, "You think you make good arrowheads? Look what I can do."

It may seem primitive to us, but breaking rocks with that precision ain't easy.

My archeology prof would whole-heartedly agree with you, especially since some of his colleagues have dedicated their careers to learning how stone tools and weapons were made by trying to imitate the technique. So yeah, if civilization as we know it comes to an end in our lifetime, find yourself an archeology professor who specialized in stone tools. They know how to make them and use them, so you'll have an advantage over everyone else when the bullets run out.

[Rev. Powell]

Thank goodness, after reading the title I was afraid this thread was going to have those nude photos of me that have been making the rounds!

[Trevor]

Thank goodness, after reading the title I was afraid this thread was going to have those nude photos of me that have been making the rounds!

 

[The Burgomaster]

When I read the subject line it made me think of what my wife often says as she points at me and giggles . . .

[Mofo Rising]

This is pretty cool: FlintKnappers.com. Modern day flint-knappers selling their stuff online.

Check out this thing:

[ulthar]

There's a museum near here where they have a room full of stone tools.  What I find totally fascinating about this is that it shows the progression in manufacturing 'technology' from the earliest, most primitive to later, more advanced stuff.

No doubt those guys were just as inventive and creative at problem solving as we are now; their goals and perspectives were just a little different.

[indianasmith]

What is generally true, here in North America at least, is that the earliest stone tools - the Folsom and Clovis points, and the Cody complex stuff - are far, far better made than much of what came later.  Around here, a Paleo piece is always preferable to the trashy little Middle Archaic points that are much more common.

Sweet green glass blade there, though.

[ER]

Sweet find, Indy. I suspect you've discovered an ancient version of a flyswatter.