The Fenn cache, all 56 of the Clovis artifacts. - Lithic Casting Lab
The largest Clovis cache was found in Montana and is known as the Anzick cache. The Anzick cache contains slightly over 100 artifacts that are represented by all stages of bifaces, including finished Clovis points and bone foreshafts.
Scientists Discover 300,000-Year-Old “Giant” Handaxe
2023年8月26日 · Archaeologists from UCL Institute of Archaeology have unearthed some of Britain’s largest early prehistoric stone tools. The dig, conducted in Kent prior to the construction of the Maritime Academy School in Frindsbury, unearthed ancient artifacts embedded in deep Ice Age sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley.
Duck River Cache, Page 1 - Lithic Casting Lab
The Duck River Cache is one of the most famous flaked stone artifact caches ever found in North America. In fact, at the time of the discovery it was said, "to be the greatest single archaeological find ever made in the United States."
13,000-Year-Old Arrowhead Discovered in Northampton
2024年2月12日 · NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS – an arrowhead found in a Northampton field may be the oldest artifact ever found in Massachusetts, researchers say. It’s a find from a larger dig in a meadow just outside of downtown Northampton. Archaeologists began research on the area when they first discovered the arrowhead.
Drain digger finds Denmark’s largest Neolithic flint axe
2016年4月29日 · The 50.5 cm axe is the largest Neolithic flint axe ever discovered in Denmark. “It’s fascinating that they could master the flint and produce such a perfect axe,” said Mikkel Kieldsen, an archaeologist and curator at Viborg Museum.
Ancient Clovis Cache | NOVA - PBS
2004年11月9日 · At over eight inches long and nearly one and a half pounds, this obsidian piece is the largest artifact in the Fenn Cache. All told, the 56 artifacts in the cache weigh about 18 pounds, a...
Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent
2023年7月6日 · Amongst the unearthed artefacts were two extremely large flint knives described as “giant handaxes”. Handaxes are stone artefacts which have been chipped, or “knapped,” on both sides to produce a symmetrical shape with a long cutting edge.
Hopewell Culture Knife River Flint - U.S. National Park Service
2022年6月17日 · At Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, archeologists have found a wide variety of flints that were used by the ancient people of the Scioto River Valley. One of the most common flints found in Hopewell sites comes from Flint Ridge, just 70 …
An Exceptional Flint Artifact - Ohio History Connection
2008年2月13日 · While there are several varieties of flint or flinty materials native to Ohio, the Flint Ridge and Upper Mercer (Coshocton) materials found in the Pennsylvanian age bedrock of eastern Ohio were the most widely utilized. These flints occur in massive bedded deposits that could produce large quantities of high quality flint.
Rare Discovery: Giant Stone Artifacts Found On Ice Age Site In Kent
2023年7月6日 · As many as 800 stone artifacts thought to be over 300,000 years old, were found buried in sediments that filled a sinkhole and ancient river channel, outlined in their research, published in Internet Archaeology. Among the unearthed artifacts were two extremely large flint knives described as "giant handaxes".