Humankind & Technology Series: #3 - From the Advances of Metallurgy to the Technology of the Stone Age

In this third and final session presenter James Kences progresses even further back in history exploring humankind and technology from the advances of metallurgy into the stone tool using cultures. Stone tools were humanity's first—and longest-lasting—technology, used for millions of years across every inhabited continent. This engaging presentation explores how stone tool–using cultures spread around the globe and laid the foundations for human civilization. Discover how these early societies mastered fire, built shelters, created art, developed textiles and pottery, domesticated plants and animals, and invented writing and watercraft—all long before the widespread use of metal. We'll also examine how archaeologists interpret stone tools to reconstruct the past, and the challenges of understanding ancient cultures from the evidence they left behind.