what's the point identifying flint artifacts
Identifying Flint Artifacts. By the Ohio Historical Society. People have lived in Ohio for at least 15,000 years. The groups that lived here prior to AD 1700 are called prehistoric because their accomplishments were not recorded in written documents. We can learn about them through archaeology, the systematic study of the places where they lived â their sites â and the objects that they left behind â their artifacts.
It is very durable and resists weathering better than almost any other natural stone. It is common to see walls, homes and larger buildings that are built partially or entirely with flint as a facing stone in southern England and many parts of Europe. Flint is a microcrystalline variety of quartz. Materials of this description have been given a wide variety of names including: chert, jasper, agate, and chalcedony. Most geologists use the word chert for this material.