The oldest craft in the world: Flintknapping (& stone tool making) The oldest stone tools currently date to around 3.6 million years ago. Hominins continued to use stone tools in different parts of the world until a matter if decades ago. This technology is the foundation of human evolution and is very much an influence on our minds and bodies even today. The likes of the handaxe (the type of tool being produced above) was a implement used for cutting and butchery. Its ergonomic, effective and i

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Rare abrading stone found by @Loganherring. @buriedculture Abrading stone: a stone tool used by prehistoric people for tasks like flintknapping, or sharpening bone and wood. #texas #history #prehistory #artifacts #arrowhead #nativeamerican #rare | Buried Culture

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