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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 #Echobox=1693954945" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/238899…

The atlatl levels the playing field for female hunters kent.edu/cas/news/atlat…

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. #Echobox=1685695101" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/237660…

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/despi…

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/despi… @AnthroKentState

Graduate student Michael Bliss receives research award from The Explorers Club! kent.edu/anthropology/n… #Explorers_Club #UndeniablyKSU #Explorers_Club @KSU_CollegeofAS

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

Congratulations to Dr. Jones on her successful defense!

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

📣Exciting new paper in collaboration with @AnthroKentState and the British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News)📣 #OpenAccess #LithicTechnologies #BritishAntarcticSurvey @NERCscience cambridge.org/core/journals/…

PhD student Emilee Hart (Takeshita lab) wins second place at the Three Minute Thesis competition! kent.edu/today/news/gra…

You've been waiting all year for this! The Newsletter is finally out! kent.edu/anthropology/n…

The brains have arrived! This is how Anthropology celebrates the season! #Brains

New study out by our very own Dr. Cimino! kent.edu/cas/news/groun…

Be good to your brain & learn some stress-busting skills: Sign up for a FREE mindfulness & meditation class! kent.edu/recwell/progra…

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? ow.ly/zjqi50Ki6o6 ow.ly/cZvq50Ki6o5

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 youtu.be/GID3yXXBsM4