Injuries from stone tool making could have resulted in the death and death of ancient humans
Kent State University/American Antiquity/Michelle Bebber
Modern flint cutters who practice stone tool making injure themselves with surprising frequency. But injuries that today require stitches or a trip to the ER could have been a death sentence for a former stoneworker living in a time before modern medicine and antibiotics.
Some of the flint cutter injuries reported in a one-of-a-kind investigation may seem almost comical, with two people admitted to hitting their testicles and one person dropping a…