Flintknapping : making and understanding stone tools / John C. Whittaker.
Whittaker, John C. (John Charles), 1953-
1994
GN799.T6 W445 1994 (Mapit)
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Title Flintknapping : making and understanding stone tools / John C. Whittaker.
Author Whittaker, John C. (John Charles), 1953-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780292790834 (pbk. : alk. paper)
029279083X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292790827
0292790821
Publication Details Austin : University of Texas Press, 1994.
Language English
Description 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number GN799.T6 W445 1994
Dewey Decimal Classification 930.1/028/5
Summary Flintknapping, the making of stone tools, 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.
Whittaker also considers the archaeological value of stone tools as a record of the history of past cultures and of the development of tool technology through time and its human consequences. He includes numerous references to scholarly and more general literature and an extensive bibliography for readers who wish to pursue these topics further. 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.
Note Whittaker also considers the archaeological value of stone tools as a record of the history of past cultures and of the development of tool technology through time and its human consequences. He includes numerous references to scholarly and more general literature and an extensive bibliography for readers who wish to pursue these topics further. 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Introduction. Using This Book. Learning to Knap
2. Flintknapping: Basic Principles. Flintknapping. Conchoidal Fracture. Properties of Material. Flakes and Cores
3. A Brief History of Flintknapping. Prehistory of Stone Tools. Recent "Stone-Age" People. Modern Knapping. Further Readings. Other Resources: Finding Other Knappers
4. Raw Materials. Stone Quality. Stone Materials. Heat-Treating. Collecting Material: Ethical and Practical Considerations
5. Safety. Proper Technique. Eyes. Hands. Other Body Parts. Lungs. Waste Disposal. Benefits
6. Hard-Hammer Percussion. Material and Equipment. Percussion-Flaking Principles: An Experiment. Percussion Flaking. Platforms. The Face of the Core. Terminations. Curvature. Starting a Core. Summary: Nine Essentials
7. Pressure Flaking. Tools. Raw Material. First Principles. Working Position. Beginning. Platform Preparation. Thinning. Notching. Other Pressure-Flaking Techniques. Summary: Six Essentials.

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