I don't really have anything exciting to report about today except for what we did in Archaeology lab today. Our TA taught us the art of flintknapping, aka hitting rocks with other rocks to make sharp stone tools. It was cool how he could show us what someone had done to a rock, the techniques and technologies used, to be able to get it to that shape. Plus he used an old moose antler for part of the hitting. It wasn't too hard to do as long as you knew where to hit on the rock. I am, however, glad that I can buy a knife from the store rather than having to make one myself. Also, we discovered that the rock statue (on campus) called the "potato" is the perfect kind of rock to make these tools from. I hope someone doesn't try to attempt this and ruin our beloved abstract rock statue. :)
That's all for today! No evening activity = homework and tv. Yay Wednesdays!!!
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