http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/science-nature/artifacts A list of recent articles by category as Teasers. en http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-start-a-rock-collection <p>Collecting rocks is the perfect hobby. You can find rocks almost anywhere, they are free, and each one is much older than anything you will ever find in an antique store. The specimens you collect can be proudly displayed in your home, hidden away in plastic bags and shoe boxes, or put to work as paperweights, door stops, bookends, and garden borders. Some rocks have exciting stories to tell about volcanic eruptions, epic floods, meteorite impacts, earthquakes, and advancing glaciers. Others speak to us about the lives of animals and about oceans, mountain ranges, and other environments that no longer exist. Deciphering these stories is the real value of the hobby. With a few simple tools and resources, you can begin collecting and identifying rocks and in doing so learn a lot about the natural history of the places you live, work, play, and travel to. </p> <p><a href="http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-start-a-rock-collection">read more</a></p> http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-start-a-rock-collection#comments Artifacts Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:19:55 -0500 Mattheller 19305 at http://www.howtodothings.com