
Flint knapping 101- June 6th - June 8th
2.3 million years ago, two of our human ancestors sat in a cave in eastern Africa and flint knapped stone by firelight. Their flakes of stone fell off into the fire and left evidence for us of some of the earliest known flint knapping in the world. Since then, humans relied on flint and other high-siliica content rocks for their survival. So much so that we don’t have the physical ability to cut and tear into plants and animals without tools! Our bodies are built upon this rich history of lithics and there is physical and emotional “medicine” in learning the art of flint knapping