Food Preparation
Corn and other plant seeds were ground into meal and flour for cooking using a wooden mortar and pestle. This process was used for thousands of years in food preparation.Great for hands-on participation especially for children. Practically indestructible. Wooden...
Food Preparation
Pottery cooking balls are found on numerous archaeological sites in the southeastern United States and were used during the Archaic period (several thousand years ago) when ceramic cooking pots were not in use. Archaeologists believe a bunch of ceramic balls were...
Food Preparation
Tools From The Earth can make many styles of North American pottery for your exhibit or hands-on program. Contact us for available types and prices
Food Preparation
The ulu knife was used to cut whale blubber and meat, butcher salmon and even used to cut children’s hair. There were many styles from different regions. The slate ulu dates to prehistoric times before much metal was used. The slate blade is set in a wood handle...
Food Preparation
Bone handles made from bison ribs or vertebral spines (bones in the bison’s hump) along with detached stone blades are found on Plains archaeological sites on the upper Missouri River. The stone blades are set in bison rib or vertebral spines with hide glue....
Food Preparation
This was a general all-purpose household knife used to cut string, food, meat, hide or wood. The stone for the knife, flint, is very hard and can be chipped to a very sharp edge, but is also brittle and can break easily. The stone blade is attached to a wood handle... 
