Three to four thousand years ago, Austronesian people arrived, bringing with them domesticated pigs, chickens, dogs and obsidian tools.
Buhla's right cheek lay atop a pressure-flaked, pointed obsidian tool.
Like the obsidian tool, the eye of the bone needle showed no signs of wear.
Archaeological findings of prehistoric settlements with obsidian tools indicate early habitation of the island.
Workshops for the manufacture of obsidian tools are common.
They were softer than the obsidian tools, but did not break and could be sharpened over and over again.
Finds of pottery, obsidian tools and religious monuments testify to Teotihuacan's widespread influence on Classic Maya life.
The prismatic blade industry was ubiquitous throughout Mesoamerica and primarily used in the production of obsidian tools.
Bifacial obsidian tools include a small collection of projectile points and ambiguous tool fragments.
Finds of obsidian tools from Anatolia are evidence of early trade relations.