It was made by flint knapping the crystal, you basically use a giant rock to break the crystal or as is often the case the obsidian glass which comes off in layers then you use a deer antler to create an edge like you see here. It takes time and practice but it’s not complicated

Sounds like he could do with some serious knapping!

The jawbone handle is pretty cool. Flint knapping is fascinating. It really is an art.

Buddies place down in south Texas has them all over the place. Lipon Apache area. Lots of flint. Looks similar. I believe it’s called knapping done on the edges 🤔 Just sit back and enjoy the history journey 👍🏻

Using his master’s degree in archaeology, Matthew Griffin finds connection to his Chickasaw heritage through his keen interest in the crafting and function of stone tools. Watch the full episode to learn more about traditional flint knapping. bit.ly/4oOv9GV

Miss knapping... Can't find any flint or obsidian this close to to this old trade route

of course we missed you sensei. & yes, eldritch hand throwing, monster knapping, while also smashing, voice acting jinx👍🩷

And if you learn flint knapping, you won’t even need a knife either

The tribe only needed 1 dude who really liked perfectly knapping flint and making tools.

Now, the Lomekwi artifacts show that those ideas are correct – at least one group of ancient hominin started intentionally knapping stones to make tools long before previously thought. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsJcw

Time well spent with Hugh Jackman Knapping stone, making arrows and shooting bows all in support of The Death of Robin Hood, in theaters June 19th. #deathofrobinhood #MovieNews #hughjackman #archery #survival @RealHughJackman @A24

The knapping looks so pretty!

Flint knapping is one of my guilty pleasures. I will watch videos of people smacking two rocks together for hours and still not understand how it works.

Scientists wrangle over the uncertainties of every model they use beginning with the Standard Model in physics and extending to the various flint knapping models they have for stone age tools. The changing models are based on real world observations which are refined over time.

Pls can other pastors in this country speak out like this man why everybody including celebraty not protesting for killing and knapping in this country is too bad

7/ There is so much more that can be written about this place. I'll end this thread for now. There's a lot of other topics that are just as interesting. The cisterns. The previously mentioned flints knapping. The apparent "skull cult" that operated here with "sky burials" involving vultures. How this fits into the broader Taş Tepeler collection of 11 other contemporary sites each one with their own symbolism and questions. Göbekli Tepe challenged our ideas of what "civilization" meant to the ancients and showed how complex and ancient it truly was. Cheers.