In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

An adze is an essential tool for those who work with wood by hand. Its shape and structure give you specific control while processing wood, especially when chopping curved forms, planning, and ...

A stone chopping tool found in Ireland’s earliest known human burial offers a rare peek at hunter-gatherers’ beliefs about death more than 9,000 years ago, researchers say. The curved-edge implement, ...

The inter-archipelago exchange of adzes after colonisation was not considered in the widely referred to culture historical Polynesian adze typology developed by New Zealand archaeologist, Roger Duff.

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.The American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) is published by the Archaeological Institute of America and in association with ...

Wood chips flew through the air, adding to the piles of shavings now littering the rain-spattered concrete at Archbishop Murphy High School. The soft morning rain had abated just enough to let rays of ...

For some, the firefly is mystical, but in West-African cultures, it's a monster. For many of us, the firefly is a mystical, enchanting creature of the twilight. To the people of some West-African ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "PRESENTED TO EXPED. FROM ...