Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: lostarrow on July 25, 2014, 10:30:35 pm
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http://archaeology.org/news/2336-140725-south-africa-kathu
Hope this link works
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Those are much more refined than the Olduvai Gorge artifacts and not near as old, so the big question is who made them? Interesting short article.
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Finds like this are always good for news but I'm a skeptic. If they are claiming that these were knapped, I would like to see close-up view of the flake scars that show reverse hinges, multiple step fractures/islands/turtle backs, and beveled edges... all human flintknapping signs that nature has a hard time imitating. If they are natural stones that were picked up and used for tools, well, that's a different story.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724172106.htm
This shows the points I was looking at in the original article. Is this more what you were looking for , Patrick? I agree . The first pieces pictured aren't that remarkable.
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Yeah, those hand axes look pretty good, especially "A". But it says that those are from a surface collection (as it says in the description). I wonder how they are dating those specimens?
Anyway, good links and an interesting site. I love this stuff. :)
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I haven't had a chance to look into it any further . They usually just give little snippets that leave you with more questions than answers. Good discussion starter though.