The past came alive Saturday afternoon at Napa Valley Museum in Yountville with an ancient arrow-making technique that was essential to the survival of Native American tribes throughout the country.

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

CANAL FULTON, Ohio (AP) - Dean Ziegler sits under a shady tree along the canal at Heritage Park, focusing on a new, unique design by striking away at a flint rock to shape the latest arrowhead of ...

Jim Fisher of Grand Island, N.Y., demonstrates the launch of an atlatl during the Bald Eagle Knap-in at Camp Anderson north of Tyrone on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski TYRONE — Anyone who ...

It doesn't matter where Bo Earls is. He could be on his honeymoon, at the park with his two children or sitting in his man cave of a garage. He finds his therapy in the intricate process of flint ...

DULUTH, Minn.—Dave Schorn sits on a stool, whacking a piece of Danish flint with a heavy copper shaft called a billet. Flakes and chunks of the stone fall to the floor. It is not hard to imagine a ...

When considering this weekend’s Silver River Knap-In – a hands-on showcase of stone tool making and so much more – do not just think arrowheads and primitive relics. Instead, think fine art. That is ...

COSHOCTON − People attending the Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In said they come in for two main reasons — friends and flint. The event going for more than 40 years was held at the Coshocton ...

Adam Chanthasit performed a flint knapping demonstration at Homeless Books in Wapakoneta on Sunday. WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta native Adam Chanthasit performed a flint knapping demonstration at Homeless ...

An event bolstered by the Iowa State Archaeological and the Hawkeye Archaeological societies teaches participants the ancient art of creating tools and weapons.On Sunday, 16 registered craftsmen, ...

Against the staccato backdrop of stone hitting stone and flakes of flint clattering into a pile at his feet, Mark McDaniel recounts ancient history. And he talks from firsthand observation. "There's ...

The ultimate in retro weapons manufacturing will be demonstrated from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the community center in Roaring Springs.