- 168 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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. 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.
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.
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. Illustrated throughout, Flint Knapping is a journey of archaeological discovery through the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- An Introduction to Knapping
- 1 Understanding Which Rocks to Use
- 2 The Conchoidal Fracture or How Knapping Works
- 3 How to Get Started and the Tools you Will Need
- 4 Making a Hand Axe
- 5 Making a Blade Core
- 6 The History of Knapping
- 7 Metal and Modern Tools
- 8 Pressure Flaking
- 9 Another Viewpoint on Starting to Flint Knap
- 10 A Further Look at How you Hit Rocks: The Levallois Reduction
- 11 A Core Tool and a Blade Tool
- 12 Let’s Make a Thin Biface
- 13 Let’s Make an Arrowhead
- 14 An Introduction to American Knapping
- 15 American Time Periods and Types of Points
- 16 Is There a Connection Between European and American Knapping?
- 17 UK Flint Mines and USA Flint Mines
- 18 Let’s Make an American Point
- 19 Further Knapping Techniques (Heat-Treating)
- 20 Summing It All Up
- 21 Illustrating Your Flints
- Bibliography
- Glossary of Terms
- Plate Section
- Copyright
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