Injuries from making stone tools could have resulted in loss of life and limb for ancient humans
Kent State University/American Antiquity/Michelle Bebber
Modern individuals who practice flintknapping, the art of making stone tools, often injure themselves. However, these injuries that may just require stitches or a trip to the emergency room today could have been deadly for ancient stone workers. This is because they lived in a time without modern medicine and antibiotics.
A recent survey, the first of its kind, has reported various injuries flintknappers have sustained. Some of these injuries might appear amusing, such as two individuals accidentally hitting themselves in the testicles or someone dropping a … (text cut-off)
