A long-time arrowhead collector, Kila's Tom Blais has been learning how to make the stone tools himself for nearly 30 years. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) Kila's Tom Blais uses traditional stone and ...

The past came alive Saturday afternoon at Napa Valley Museum in Yountville with an ancient arrow-making technique that was essential to the survival of Native American tribes throughout the country.

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 ...

The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In goes back 40 years, but is in its second year in Coshocton. It features various vendors and artisans making arrowheads, spears, stone tools and more. Flint ...

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 ...

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 technique used to shape ...

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 ...

The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In is May 24 to 26 at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. It's the second year locally for the event once at Flint Ridge in Heath. The event will feature craftsmen ...

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 ...

About 5,000 years ago, an ancient craftsman in modern-day central England picked up a piece of flint. Chipping away at the flint a tiny piece at a time, the Neolithic person “painstakingly” carved the ...

COSHOCTON − The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In is only in its second year locally, but has a history elsewhere dating back more than 40 years. Craftsmen will demonstrate how to create arrowheads ...