Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news164896641.html">Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands.</p>