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La Grande, Oregon

William N. Banton Tool Shop

One of the few remaining water-driven tool shops, originally built in 1911.
Berkeley, California

The Wingnut Museum

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.
Astronomical Clock - Cathedral Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
globes

Uncover Hidden Treasures and Surprising History Along the Rhine

Explore a world of antique oddities, marvels of ancient engineering, and monuments to time.
underwater

How the Great Lakes Formed—And the Mystery of Who Watched It Happen

Skilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were.
Gemma Tarlach January 11, 2024
Atlatls use leverage to launch spears faster and farther than hand-thrown javelins.
ancient

How Ancient Dart Launchers Changed the Game for Early Female Hunters

A female archaeologist is challenging the idea of men as hunters and women as gatherers, one throw at a time.
Roxanne Hoorn September 5, 2023
Pen Hospital
Kolkata, India

Pen Hospital

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.
George McJunkin, a self-taught naturalist, found numerous ancient stone tools, ceramics, and animal bones while working in New Mexico.
science

The Story of George McJunkin, a Hidden Figure in North American Archaeology

The self-taught naturalist found a site that would transform scientific views about Native Americans in North America.
Stephen E. Nash February 21, 2022
Nantes, France

'Mètre à Ruban'

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.
A touch of fire helped colonial Americans through many winters.
colonial america

Make a Colonial American Cocktail With Ale, Rum, and Fire

The smoky, creamy Hot Ale Flip is a testament to crude ingenuity.
Luke Fater May 13, 2020
Video

Inside Ohio's Experimental Archaeology Lab

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Quelfénec Neolithic Site
Plussulien, France

Quelfénec Neolithic Site

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.
Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Grime's Graves Neolithic flint mines.
Lynford, England

Grime's Graves

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
objects of intrigue

A CIA-Issued Rectal Tool Kit for Spies

This imaginative gadget was designed to get operatives out of difficult situations.
Lizzie Philip January 24, 2019
Video • Object of Intrigue

A CIA-Issued Rectal Tool Kit for Spies

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Two different styles of chasen
Gastro Obscura

Matcha Chasen

To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
Gastro Obscura

Corn Knives

Early American settlers invented new tools to harvest a new crop.
Gastro Obscura

Tinder Fungus

One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”