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A study of 788 obsidian pieces uncovered the Aztecs trade networks. Image: Aztec Sun Stone. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A new archaeological study by Tulane University and Mexico’s ...

With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did – and learn to recognize the signs of a deliberately made tool.

Obsidian artifacts found in Alberta reveal prehistoric trade routes, some transported 750 miles, ... → Local's theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.

Hand-carved arrowheads and jagged spears made of obsidian, a sharp rock formed by volcanic magma, are remnants of vast prehistoric trade networks that once cut across western North America. New ...

It shows that the Mediterranean was no great barrier for Stone Age people. Future studies, she expects, might well turn up more surprises on both sides of the sea.

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