Archaeologists have uncovered an 8,500-year-old obsidian mirror at Canhasan in central Turkey, one of the oldest settlements ...

Archaeologists excavating at Canhasan in central Turkey have unearthed an extraordinarily rare 8,500-year-old obsidian mirror. The discovery represents one of only 56 such mirrors ever found across ...

There is a chunk of black obsidian along my yard path, and the blackness is intense, especially on a rainy day. The stone is igneous and comes from a volcanic origin, spewed from the depths by a ...

Creating dragonglass weapons isn't easy. Archaeologist Ken Hirth describes how Jon Snow and Daenerys can prep for war with the Night King in Game of Thrones Season 8. While dragonglass is mentioned in ...

Sep. 24—TRAVERSE CITY — To the untrained eye, the edges of arrowheads may seem similar, but at a closer look, there's a deeper story of how they were made, said Steve Feringa. The deliberate removal ...

The past came alive last 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 ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- What began as a personal interest in learning more about Central Oregon’s indigenous history led to a Bend man’s discovery of an ancient cultural artifact. Patric Douglas said he ...

Rex Watson displays two bi-face knives that he made from Oregon and California obsidian. The handles are from mule deer and elk antlers. (The Observer/PHIL BULLOCK). STORY BY DICK MASON OF THE ...