Why was flint so important to early peoples of Ohio?
Flint was important to prehistoric peoples because it is an excellent material for stone tools. Flint is a type of very fine-grained quartz. The microscopic crystalline structure of flint gives it a glass-like quality. Similar to glass, flint fractures into thin, sharp fragments. A skilled flint knapper can strike the flint in various ways to produce blades and other types of stone tools.
