2024
07
Jan
Hands-On Archaeology: How to Make a Tabular Saw
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(January 8, 2024)—In today’s post, I’ll show you how to make a simple agave-processing tool. Although archaeologists generally call these “tabular knives,” experiments indicate that people probably used them more ...
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2021
19
Jul
Toolmaking and the Power of Being Taught
Lewis Dolmas, University of Oklahoma
(July 19, 2021)—I have spent the last eight months, on and off, trying to teach myself how to flintknap without really getting anywhere. After less than half a day of working with Archaeology Southwest’s resident experimental archaeologist, Allen Denoyer, ...
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2020
29
Jul
An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Ground Stone
Tessa Branyan, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
(July 30, 2020)—In archaeology, we classify many stone tools that we find as “ground stone” objects. Ground stone objects can be almost any stone or mineral—flaked stone not included—that has experienced some kind of human intervention. This may s...
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2020
26
May
Hands-On Archaeology: Making a Metate
Keenan Montoya, Pima Community College
(May 26, 2020)—Being given the opportunity to work during this challenging time is quite a privilege, for which I thank Archaeology Southwest and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC). I am a Pima Community College student with a work ...
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2017
19
Nov
Jenny Adams's Amazing Guide to Manos and Metates Available Online
Blogs Worth Reading: Ground Stone Expert Jenny Adams on Identifying Types of Manos and Metates
When I first learned about manos and metates used in the U.S. Southwest (in the 1970s), I found it confusing that manos were classified according to one set of types and the metates by a completely differ...
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