It doesn't matter where Bo Earls is. He could be on his honeymoon, at the park with his two children or sitting in his man cave of a garage. He finds his therapy in the intricate process of flint ...

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

Rex Watson displays two bi-face knives that he made from Oregon and California obsidian. The handles are from mule deer and elk antlers. (The Observer/PHIL BULLOCK). STORY BY DICK MASON OF THE ...

For thousands of years before the discovery of metallurgy, people fashioned tools and weapons from stone. This ancient skill will be demonstrated by skilled stone tool makers during a “knap-in” from ...

One of the most ancient and useful activities routinely performed in Naumkeag centuries ago, was flint-knapping. That was the English name the skill and trade associated with manually working special ...

A practice that dates back to prehistoric ages has been heralded as an annual family friendly event that attendees of all ages can enjoy in Water Creek. Knapping, which is a technique used to shape ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Bipolar knapping is presented as a case study for the interpretation of African prehistory. Bipolar knapping was first thought of as a ...

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That’s spelt with a ‘k’ and has nothing to do with taking 40 winks. He makes beautiful (and potentially lethal) arrowheads, and fixes them to shafts of ash or hazel with sinew or string. The earliest ...

Stone tool manufacture and use are considered key adaptations in human evolution. The understanding of the biomechanical features and anatomical constraints of hominins during stone tool production ...