- of very hard stone, such as quartzite. This
technique can be used by
flintknappers to
remove broad flakes that can be made into
smaller tools. This method...
-
stone or
knapped stone, the
latter fashioned by a
craftsman called a
flintknapper.
Stone has been used to make a wide
variety of
tools throughout history...
- 16, 1980) was an
American flintknapper and
pioneering experimental archaeologist.
Known as the "dean of
American flintknappers" he was
mostly self-educated...
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known as a
lithic flake. This
process is predictable, and
allows the
flintknapper to
control and
direct the
application of
force so as to
shape the material...
-
portion of the
Hertzian cone is created. The
process continues as the
flintknapper detaches the
desired number of
flakes from the core,
which is marked...
-
locality point out that: ... the
earliest stone tool
makers were
skilled flintknappers ... The
possible reasons behind this
seeming abrupt transition from...
- Woman, Delaware), (1907–1984) Ishi, Yahi (ca. 1860–1916),
bowmaker and
flintknapper Vanessa Jennings, Kiowa/Kiowa Apache/Gila
River Pima (born 1952) Tomah...
- thinner, more
symmetrical and have a
straight border. An
experienced flintknapper needs less than 15
minutes to
produce a good
quality hand axe. A simple...
- fracturing.
These characteristics allow the
person forming the
stone (the
flintknapper) to
control the
reduction precisely to make a wide
variety of tools....
- archaeology, a
tranchet flake is a
characteristic type of
flake removed by a
flintknapper during lithic reduction.
Known as one of the
major categories in core-trimming...
