Consider how far the human race has come technologically: it’s difficult to imagine our lives without luxury item such as television, cell phones and heaters. In the industrial sphere, the technological advancements, like the factory robots, are a far cry from thousands of years ago when man used wooden sticks, clay and stones to do anything. But it was with those kinds of tools that man was left to defend himself against the elements, and although we’ve come pretty far since then, we shouldn’t forget our rocks, sticks and roots.

This is the first piece in a series of Take a Technological Look Back, which focuses on old (and even ancient) forms of technology.