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[Anthropology KSU @AnthroKentState]

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[New Scientist @newscientist]

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 https://t.co/pZpmybnG5Y

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The atlatl levels the playing field for female hunters https://t.co/fxy4AGUSrb

[New Scientist @newscientist]

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. https://t.co/ObejPw9KUo

[KSU Arts & Sciences @KSU_CollegeofAS]

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 https://t.co/SPyS5tQe93

[Kent State News @ksunews]

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: https://t.co/pC9ET5l8Ml @AnthroKentState

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Graduate student Michael Bliss receives research award from The Explorers Club! https://t.co/joyIxbMkCT #Explorers_Club #UndeniablyKSU #Explorers_Club @KSU_CollegeofAS

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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 https://t.co/VkOzVedJ41 via @YouTube

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Congratulations to Dr. Jones on her successful defense!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

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 https://t.co/zmZdoYtZvy

[Cambridge Archaeology @UCamArchaeology]

📣Exciting new paper in collaboration with @AnthroKentState and the British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News)📣 #OpenAccess #LithicTechnologies #BritishAntarcticSurvey @NERCscience

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PhD student Emilee Hart (Takeshita lab) wins second place at the Three Minute Thesis competition! https://t.co/a0vuJ2EQQz

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You've been waiting all year for this! The Newsletter is finally out! https://t.co/e32pRcBreW

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

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New study out by our very own Dr. Cimino!
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Be good to your brain & learn some stress-busting skills: Sign up for a FREE mindfulness & meditation class! https://t.co/9SsgdEkoBP

[KSU Arts & Sciences @KSU_CollegeofAS]

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?
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[KSU Arts & Sciences @KSU_CollegeofAS]

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
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