16 Stone Knives Found Near Maya Sacrificial Altar Made Mostly Out of Obsidian

Medicine & Technology Jul 11, 2023

Obsidian stone knives are often associated with bloodletting rituals, but some researchers found that they were used for simple kitchen knife purposes. Read to learn more.

Workshop For Making Axes? Almost 600 Obsidian Handaxes From Over a Million Years Ago Were Uncovered in Ethiopia

Feb 01, 2023

During excavations in an archaeological site in Ethiopia, researchers were able to uncover a layer of sediment that held 578 obsidian handaxes that date to 1.2 million years ago. Read to know more.

1.2-Million-Year-Old Obsidian Handaxe Factory Discovered in Ethiopia

Jan 27, 2023

A team of researchers discovered an Obsidian handaxe-making workshop in the Awash valley in Ethiopia. Continue reading for more details.

9,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Found in Lake Huron; Marks The Oldest Obsidian Discovered in the East US

Jun 24, 2021

A 9,000-year-old stone tool artifact was recently found by a team of underwater archaeologists, believed to have originated from a quarry in what is now central Oregon - a location 2,000 miles away.

Sky-High Dig Reveals Ancient Paleoindian Workshop Site in Andes

Oct 27, 2014

In a sky-high archaeological dig, based near the peaks of the Peruvian Andes mountains, an international team of researchers unearthed the oldest-known evidence of human settlement high above sea level. In fact, the rock shelters and tool fragments found, date back roughly 12,000 years and lie 14,700 feet above coastal sea level at the base of the mountain range.