even though it was no better or easier to obtain than local varieties of chert. In Ohio, the spectacularly multicolored Flint Ridge flint was preferred by the Middle Woodland societies who ...

Incisions on the cortex (soft outer layer) of flint or chert flakes are known from Middle and Lower Paleolithic sites across Europe and the Middle East. However, it can be difficult to determine ...

This is a pristine flint blade made from chert of the Upper Chalk of the North Downs. I found this flint knife while running in a race. It was exposed by rain. I stopped to pick it up. It has the ...