On 19 Mar 2010, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > I think they did, and with good reason: when it comes to make good > sharp cutting tools out of stone, flint really stands out, because, > like glass (but you can hardly find glass native in nature)
[snip] Obsidian (volcanic glass) was widely used in the Americas in the Stone Age to make blades and arrowheads. It was also used on Easter Island both for edged tools and to make pupils in the eyes of the statues. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [email protected] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vim_use+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
