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6 Sep 2023
A spear-throwing tool called an atlatl may have levelled the playing field for ancient hunters – using the tool, women can launch spears with the same velocity as men can newscientist.com/article/238…
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The atlatl levels the playing field for female hunters kent.edu/cas/news/atlatl-wea…
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2 Jun 2023
Flintknapping is a risky business. Hobbyists have reported injuries ranging from flint in the eye to a hammerstone to the testicle. A quarter of those asked have experienced injuries requiring medical attention. newscientist.com/article/237…
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Anthropology KSU retweeted
25 May 2023
How severe can flintknapping injuries be? Nicholas Gala of @AnthroKentState worked with Metin Eren, Stephen Lycett and Michelle Bebber to survey modern knappers and show how risky cuts and infections were for early humans. #Flintknapping #Archaeology kent.edu/cas/news/despite-da…
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25 May 2023
The craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood. Learn more: kent.edu/cas/news/despite-da… @AnthroKentState
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27 Apr 2023
Graduate student Michael Bliss receives research award from The Explorers Club! kent.edu/anthropology/news/g… #Explorers_Club #UndeniablyKSU #Explorers_Club @KSU_CollegeofAS
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20 Apr 2023
Does an Ice Age stone toolkit work as well as modern knives to butcher a bison? Our archaeologists teamed up with Steve Rinella and Meateater to find out!
Butchering a Bison with Clovis Points and Tools youtu.be/XmsrkFjPiKM via @YouTube
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24 Mar 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Jones on her successful defense!
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1 Mar 2023
Some rocks identified as having been used by Stone Age humans as tools have later been reclassified as just a stone. But researchers have collated untouched Antarctic rocks to compare them with econ.st/3SGBJ27
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Anthropology KSU retweeted
1 Feb 2023
📣Exciting new paper in collaboration with @AnthroKentState and the British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News)📣 #OpenAccess #LithicTechnologies #BritishAntarcticSurvey @NERCscience
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PhD student Emilee Hart (Takeshita lab) wins second place at the Three Minute Thesis competition! kent.edu/today/news/graduate…
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27 Oct 2022
You've been waiting all year for this! The Newsletter is finally out! kent.edu/anthropology/news/o…
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Be good to your brain & learn some stress-busting skills: Sign up for a FREE mindfulness & meditation class! kent.edu/recwell/programs-se…
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12 Aug 2022
Nicholas Gala earned his B.S. in @AnthroKentState (2022) and will pursue a master’s @utulsa. For his senior honors thesis he surveyed modern flintknappers to document their injuries and understand how it relates to past people?
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12 Aug 2022
Conrad graduated w/Honors in '21 earning a B.S. @AnthroKentState and is now pursuing a Ph.D. @OhioState. “Experimental archaeology was really exciting to me. It seemed like the opportunities were endless. I really got a taste for all of it." @KSUExArchLab
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