Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Tools

by John C. Whittaker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029279083X
• ISBN13: 9780292790834
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"