Flint Knapping - John W. Lord

Flint Knapping

By John W. Lord

  • Release Date: 2017-06-09
  • Genre: Textbooks

Description

This book, by the foremost Flint Knapper in the UK, is a guide to the nature of flint and knapping techniques. The interest in this subject is by no means confined to the academic world, and so the book’s contents has been designed to be of general appeal.

This book will be useful for both beginners and experienced flint knappers, and anyone interested in the archaeology of the Stone Age, whether a casual interest or for students and professional archaeologists. 

The author has been a professional flint knapper for over 25 years. He has given many demonstrations in museums, and for other organisations, as well as being involved with academic projects concerned with the understanding of knapping techniques and producing replicas of stone age tools.

He also provides courses in flint knapping at his Norfolk base.

This book is fully illustrated with 35 graphics, 8 animations and 6 videos, and also a number of links to external websites.