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10%OFFJohn C. Whittaker - Flintknapping - 9780292790834 - V9780292790834
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Flintknapping

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Description for Flintknapping Paperback.

Flintknapping is an ancient craft enjoying a resurgence of interest among both amateur and professional students of prehistoric cultures. John C. Whitaker's bestselling guide is a detailed handbook on flintknapping, 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, ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292790834
SKU
V9780292790834
Shipping Time
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About John C. Whittaker
John C. Whittaker is a professor of anthropology at Grinnell College and the author of American Flintknappers: Stone Age Art in the Age of Computers.

Reviews for Flintknapping
A mid-range user’s guide to flintknapping is long overdue. There have been some admirable attempts to produce such a volume, but these have been targeted at specific, fairly narrow audiences. Not so with Flintknapping.... [Whittaker’s] clear aim is to reach professional archaeologists as well as hobbyists. I believe he achieves this goal with incredible skill and humor.... I highly recommend ... Read more

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