New: stonetoolsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959photographyhive-180932hive-166405hive-185836uncommonlablifehive-150122hive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619krsuccesshive-139150hive-101145hive-103599hive-124908hive-109690hive-180301hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikerszainkhankk (25)in archaeology • 7 years agoResearchA great research has showed this there are lots of creations in which vertebrates are only and only one percent thats a fact that a animals with huge body cant bedanker (46)in travel • 7 years agoThe view of the rocks in the fresh sea..Hi all my friends, on this occasion I want to show the view of the rocks in the mountain, because so beautiful all the scenery that is here all, surely dong all the friends like with this beautiful…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoArchaeology at the beach... the MSAThe inter-tidal zone is not exactly a usual place for an archaeological dig. However after some vicious storms had shifted the boulders around, some interesting horizontal beds were exposed.…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoBefore picks and other instruments came the humble digging stickMuch of Southern Africa has deep soils and as a hunter gatherer you need something to dig with, to get to all those tasty tubers, roots and animals hiding in burrows. Sticks by themselves worked…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoA tool workshop with a view.I took a trip to the desert a couple of months back and during a lunch break discovered a Late Stone Age tool manufacture spot. The spot had an awesome view. From this vantage point you could…tu-mon-amie (45)in archaeology • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Interesting FindI think it is a cup stone. The strange thing about them is that no one is quite sure what they were for. Was it for bi-polar knapping? Was it for cracking hard shelled nuts? Was it a mortar for…nabilanazir (46)in archaeology • 7 years agoEnter the cleaver... a rare instrumentCertainly and clearly not as common as the handaxe but just as beautiful a stone instrument. handaxes are usually made from river cobbles or greatly sized flint 1 small round mass of anything.…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoEnter the cleaver... a rare instrumentDefinitely not as common as the handaxe but just as exquisite a stone instrument. Handaxes are usually made from river cobbles or large flint nodules. Cleavers on the other hand, at least in my…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoThe exquisite handaxe, my favoriteLast week I showed you the chopping stone tool, today we move onto the Bi-face or Handaxe. These are a couple of very nice specimens I picked up close to my house. They are in various phases of…gavvet (78)in archaeology • 7 years agoA stone artifact found on the way to work.It looks like any other stone to the untrained eye. But in these parts stone tools are plentiful and can be picked up pretty much anywhere, where there has been some digging done. It is…
