FRITCH, TEXAS -- October marks the start of Texas Archeology Month at Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument near Fritch and to help kick off that month long celebration, the second annual Flint Fest "rocked" the park all weekend -- literally!
The "Alibates Rocks" Flint Fest happening Saturday and Sunday featured expert flint-knappers who have mastered the skill of shaping stone into various tools and weapons, like arrowheads. Also happening during Flint Fest were tours of the only excavated flint quarry in the monument, tours of the native garden and ranger-led walks on the Mesquite Trail.
"This is a way that instead of just reading about it in the book you can actually see what people were doing. So you can learn about history but it's fun because you're watching people, you're seeing pieces of flint flying off everywhere and you can go on these hikes", said Chief of Interpretation, Rozanna Pfieffer.
For more information on the national monument or other tours happening during October, call the park headquarters at 857-3151.
