Sentences with phrase «from knapped»
Constructed from knapped or split Norfolk flint, the stones radiate out from a central nexus like spokes on a wheel, alternating in tone between the chalky white exterior and each flint's darker core.
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We know roughly when that change occurred from experiments in which researchers made their own versions of ancient stone tools using either their left or right hands to chip — or knap — the tool into shape, before comparing them with the tools made by early hominins.
Dr. Harmand, the lead author, says that the Lomekwi 3 artifacts show that at least one group of ancient hominin started intentionally «knapping» stones — breaking off pieces with quick, hard strikes from another stone — to make sharp tools long before previously thought.
«The most distinct of the many cultural innovations in the HP culture were the invention of the bow and arrow, different methods of heating raw materials (stone) before knapping to produce arrow heads, engraving ostrich eggshells with elaborate patterns, intensive use of hearths and relatively intense hunting and gathering practices,» says Professor Christopher Henshilwood, one of the team members from Wits and Bergen Universities.
They use strengths - based processes when engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, as well as stimulating the re-emergence of cultural practices such as yarning circles, stone knapping, reading landscapes, and healing traumas from the past.