Miniaturised stone tools reveal human resilience to climate change
Selected microblade and microblade cores excavated from Xiqiaoshan. 1, 2, 5: Wedge-shaped core with double platforms; 3, 4, 6, 7: Wedge-shaped core; 8: irregular core; 9: Crest microblade; 10–14: Microblades. Credit: Journal of Geographical Sciences. Miniaturised...
How ancient stone kitchen metates preserve food secrets
Anthropologist Lisbeth Loutderback extracting plant residues from a metate at an archaeological site on public land in southcentral Oregon. Credit: Stefania Wilks, University of Utah. Microscopic plant residues recovered from bedrock metates reveal insights into the...