Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Toolsby John C. Whittaker
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I showed a dutch flintknapper, Ton van Grunsven,this book and he immediately bought one for his own use. He improved his technology. Later on he met john. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Flintknapping is an ancient craft enjoying a resurgence of interest among both amateur and professional students of prehistoric cultures. In this new guide, John C. Whittaker offers the most detailed handbook on flintknapping currently available and the only one written from the archaeological perspective of interpreting stone tools as well as making them. Flintknapping contains detailed, practical information on making stone tools. Whittaker starts at the beginner level and progresses to discussion of a wide range of techniques. He includes information on necessary tools and materials, as well as step-by-step instructions for making several basic stone tool types. Numerous diagrams allow the reader to visualize the flintknapping process, and drawings of many stone tools illustrate the discussions and serve as models for beginning knappers. Written for a wide amateur and professional audience, Flintknapping will be essential for practicing knappers as well as for teachers of the history of technology, experimental archaeology, and stone tool analysis. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNone
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)930.10285History and Geography Ancient World Ancient History ArchaeologyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |