An event bolstered by the Iowa State Archaeological and the Hawkeye Archaeological societies teaches participants the ancient art of creating tools and weapons.On Sunday, 16 registered craftsmen, ...

Water Creek, Ark. (KATV) — A practice that dates back to prehistoric ages has been heralded as an annual family friendly event that attendees of all ages can enjoy in Water Creek. Knapping, which is a ...

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 ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A group at Arts in the Sunset in Amarillo is continuing the tradition of flint knapping. Donald Cameron with Panhandle Flint Knappers says around 2007, he ran into a man out ...

Ocala — Archaeologists and artists gathered at Silver River State Park over the weekend to demonstrate their prehistoric flint-knapping skills and showcase their artwork at the fourth annual Silver ...

At last year’s Knap-In, I held a throwing stick like the one Native Americans used thousands of years ago. The stick was thin and light, notched at one end to hold the end of a small spear. When you ...

MAKANDA — About 20 people got in touch with their primitive sides during a workshop Saturday at Touch of Nature Envi-ronmental Center’s Upper 40 Cabin. Participants in The Art of Flintknapping ...

Jim Fisher of Grand Island, N.Y., demonstrates the launch of an atlatl during the Bald Eagle Knap-in at Camp Anderson north of Tyrone on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski TYRONE — Anyone who ...