Pathways of the Past
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Pathways of the Past
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Exploring the archaeological story of humanity through the stone tools people made, used, and left behind.

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A new experimental archaeology study recreated a 35,000 year old voyage from Taiwan to the Ryuku islands, watch to learn more!
#archaeology #experimentalarchaeology #prehistory
Recreating a Prehistoric Ocean Voyage: 35,000 Years Later
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August 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Did you know that Indigenous people at North America’s oldest archaeological site may have used transport technology? Watch my latest video to learn more!
#archaeology #anthropology #prehistory #history
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Trackways, Travois, and Transport Technology 22,000 years ago at White Sands National Park
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March 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Triangular arrowpoints like this were used my Mississippian people in Kentucky from 1,000 to about 1,700 CE. Small, easy, and quick to produce, these were useful for both hunting and warfare. I made this particular replica from Ste. Genevieve chert. #flintknapping #archaeology
March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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It's #WorldFlourDay (we're not sure how we know this either)
Ancient Central Asians loved flour, grinding wheat and barley to make bread. When millet was introduced from China, instead of adopting Chinese cooking methods, they turned it into flour too!

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March 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Firing reproduction vessels...somewhere in there. #ceramics #archaeology
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In this video, I flintknap a replica of a Late Woodland arrowpoint and discuss the archaeology of the state of Kentucky during this time period!

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Kentucky's Late Woodland Period: Flintknapping a Levanna Arrowpoint
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February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In this video I discuss the Middle Woodland period archaeology of Kentucky and replicate a Copena projectile point like those made during this time! Check it out!

#flintknapping #archaeology
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Kentucky's Middle Woodland Period: Flintknapping a Copena Point
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January 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Knapping demo for the opening of a new exhibit at the AZMNH in Mesa called THRIVE: The First People Yesterday, Today, and Forever.

Come by! Nic or myself will be here until 5 pm. 🏺🏺
January 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I made this Fort Ancient point out of a piece of Ste. Genevieve chert. Arrowpoints like this were made in Kentucky from 1000-1750 CE. This particular variation would have been made by Fort Ancient people during the later part of that date range. #flintknapping #archaeology
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I just put out a trailer for Pathways of the Past explaining what it is all about and highlighting footage from the past year and for future projects. Join me in 2025 to explore the archaeological record and how people made and used stone tools!

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Pathways of the Past Channel Trailer 2025
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January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A recent archaeological publication analyzed blood residue left on stone tools from the end of the Pleistocene in the Carolinas, IDing the megafauna Paleoindian cultures were hunting. In this video, I discuss this research and replicate some of the stone tools they analyzed!
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Stone tools reveal Paleoamericans in the Carolinas hunted megafauna
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December 24, 2024 at 7:27 PM