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Friday
Aug312012

Stones For Hunting

The other day, my Interior Design class had the privilege to explore the McClung Museum which is located on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. When we arrived, we were surrounded by artifacts from various time periods. Once everyone settled in, our tour guide showed us around the Native American exhibit. We learned about all the different uses for stone and bone in the different time periods. In the Paleoindian Period, the use of stones to hunt/carve animals. Stones where also used for home appliances such as ovens. Today, we use knives made of metal to hunt and carve animals. The spearheads were made by taking a denser rocks and smashing the softer rock and chipping away pieces until they formed a sharp edged point. 

Stones used for hunting in the Paleoindian Period

 

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