Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

CANAL FULTON, Ohio (AP) - Dean Ziegler sits under a shady tree along the canal at Heritage Park, focusing on a new, unique design by striking away at a flint rock to shape the latest arrowhead of ...

It doesn't matter where Bo Earls is. He could be on his honeymoon, at the park with his two children or sitting in his man cave of a garage. He finds his therapy in the intricate process of flint ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta native Adam Chanthasit performed a flint knapping demonstration at Homeless Books on Feb. 22. Knapping is ...

When considering this weekend’s Silver River Knap-In – a hands-on showcase of stone tool making and so much more – do not just think arrowheads and primitive relics. Instead, think fine art. That is ...

Arrowheads can be found in many places throughout the world, but they didn’t get there on their own. Flint knapping is the art of making such things as arrowheads, stone tools, knives, etc., by slowly ...

Against the staccato backdrop of stone hitting stone and flakes of flint clattering into a pile at his feet, Mark McDaniel recounts ancient history. And he talks from firsthand observation. "There's ...

At the May meeting of the Monroe County Earth Science Association, 20 people sat around towel covered tables, alert and knapping. Knapping is the process of shaping a stone into a tool by striking it.

Hunters nowadays use firearms or high-tech bowhunting equipment, but centuries ago — 3.3 million years ago, actually — the weapon of choice was an arrowhead honed by hand. It's a practice called ...

The ultimate in retro weapons manufacturing will be demonstrated from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the community center in Roaring Springs.

Rex Watson displays two bi-face knives that he made from Oregon and California obsidian. The handles are from mule deer and elk antlers. (The Observer/PHIL BULLOCK). STORY BY DICK MASON OF THE ...