About the Author ROBERT TURNER teaches flint knapping at Sussex University, Chichester College (Brinsbury Campus), Amberley Museum and Butser Iron Age Village, as well as at shows and National Trust meetings. Illustrated throughout, Flint Knapping is a journey of archaeological discovery through the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Get ready to learn all the skills necessary to knap your first stone tool from rock such as flint, chert, or obsidian 75-minutes. In this informative and original guide, expert Robert Turner explains how flint was used, what tools were made and what they were made for, and provides detailed instruction of how to make them, enabling the reader to replicate their own Stone Age toolkit. Flint Knapping 101 Learn the ancient art of flint knapping from Primitive Skills Instructor Phillip Liebel. A material that has been with us since earliest times, flint still plays a part in our lives today: it is used in cigarette, gas and barbeque lighters in some parts of Britain it is a major building material and many of our beaches have shingle which is just flint by another name. Early mankind once made and used these implements on a daily basis to hunt, prepare food and clothing, to farm, make shelters, and perform all the other tasks required for Stone Age existence. Our mission continues to provide quality material, tools and service to the knapping community. ![]() Book Synopsis Flint knapping, which is the shaping of flint or other fracturing stone to manufacture tools, was one of the primary skills used for survival by our prehistoric ancestors. The Gower Primitive Living Skills course will bring you closer to experiencing the lives of our Stone age. contain fossils and detritus material that affect the shock wave travel when knapping. Primitive Living Skills Course (Flint knapping). Excellent for platform preparation for both knapping techniques – pressure flaking and percussion flaking.About the Book Flint Knapping is a journey of archaeological discovery through the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages. upward movement of the boundary and encourage flint formation. The earliest experiments were conducted to discover how to produce chipped stone tools using nonmetallic knapping tools. ![]() Recommended for beginners and experienced knappers, Flintknapping tools & supplies for hobbyists, professionals, & educators including traditional & modern billets, flakers, pads, & kits. ![]()
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