Metin Eren, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in Kent State University's College of Arts and Sciences, demonstrates the ancient weapon-making technique of flint ...

Firelands Archeology hosted for the first time Flintbusters and Beyond for community members to learn more about flint and its uses through time. The free program, hosted at French Creek Nature Center ...

Every day, hundreds of stone artifact enthusiasts around the world sit down and begin striking a stone with special tools attempting to craft the perfect arrowhead or knife. This craft is known as ...

Beyond flint-knapping and tossing spears with atlatls, Kent State University's Metin Eren has a vision for his field's future.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — Sycamore Shoals State Park in Elizabethton is playing host to a class to learn about a pre-historic skill On Saturday, a group hosted what's known as a "knap-in". Knapping is the ...

Pebble Hill Plantation is hosting a special Native American program Saturday, Oct. 29, with Ben Kirkland, who is often called this region’s preeminent expert on Native American culture. The program ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Woolly mammoths are back in the news. While some scientists are dreaming of using advanced DNA sequencing to bring them back in real life, others are still debating what caused their disappearance ...

A new proposal offers an easy route for our ancestors to have made one of their earliest and most important technological advances. Instead of some australopithecine genius coming up with the idea of ...