Stones and How to Use Them
Origin Stories | Season Two | Stones and How to Use Them
The paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey described stone tools as “fossilized human behavior.” These rocks, shaped by our human ancestors and found in archaeological sites around the world, can give us clues about how ancient people lived. Archaeologist and Leakey Foundation grantee John Shea of Stony Brook University says you can learn even more by making and using stone tools yourself.
Bonus Content
Links
Videos:
Making Stone Tools – Nicholas Toth of the Stone Age Institute
John Shea and Alan Alda on The Human Spark
Articles:
Modern People Making Stone Age Tools by Leakey Foundation grantee Shelby Putt
Chimpanzees and Monkeys Have Entered the Stone Age by Colin Barras
Support
Support for Origin Stories comes from Dixon Long. Additional support for this episode came from Bill Richards.
Credits
Editor Julia Barton
Producer Audrey Quinn
Series Producer Meredith Johnson
Sound Design Katie McMurran