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Barry Keegan studied the newly shaped piece of flint in his left hand and decided it was time to abandon the hammerstone for ... interesting in the art of knapping. “This whole line right ...
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 ...
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A group at Arts in the Sunset in Amarillo is continuing the tradition of flint knapping. Donald Cameron with Panhandle Flint Knappers says around 2007, he ran into a man ...
Ocala — Archaeologists and artists gathered at Silver River State Park over the weekend to demonstrate their prehistoric flint-knapping skills and showcase their artwork at the fourth annual ...
TO fashion a flint implement both knowledge of the tricks of the trade and skill in execution are required. Watching the flint knappers at Brandon can teach the student many a 'wrinkle', but any ...
“Flint knapping is one thing that we all have in common. It’s something that all of our ancestors were doing at some point in cultures all across the world,” Blais said. “We all have it in ...
On Saturday, 16 modern humans learned just how difficult it was fashion the small and seemingly simplistic weapon tips using a method called flint-knapping. "It's a lot more difficult than it ...
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.