In this video, learn how to make a bow and arrow using bamboo with a primitive technology approach. This guide covers the ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of making charcoal using only primitive tools and natural materials. This provides ...

A peaceful Ohio village tucked between two major cities features rustic camping, lake recreation, golf courses, and easy ...

Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

The Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church was established in June 1827.  In those days, the church met in people’s homes.  In ...

Scientists recently discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans — and it’s far older than scholars previously believed. The study, which was published in the ...

Scientists recently discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans — and it's far older than scholars previously believed. The study, which was published in the ...

At a site called East Farm in England, recent excavations revealed reddened silt, flint handaxes distorted by heat, and fragments of a mineral—iron pyrite—that could have been used to make sparks on ...

Pennsylvania offers extended deer hunting opportunities after the main rifle season ends. Flintlock muzzleloader hunting is a primitive method that presents unique challenges and rewards. While not ...

Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire—chances are you’d be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ago, ancient hominins may have had the skills to conjure flame, ...

LONDON — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now ...

An artist's interpretation of an early human ancestor striking flint on a piece of iron pyrite. Craig Williams, The Trustees of the British Museum Archaeologists were digging at a site in England when ...