Flintknapping Workshop
Instructor: Tim Dillard, Professional Flintknapper
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Flintknapping Workshop
Dates:
June 4 - 8, 2001
Application deadline: Two weeks before start of program
Cost: $600 (includes room and board)
Residential: 1 week
Stone tools and the remains of stone tool production are the most conspicuous prehistoric artifacts used to interpret the past. Understanding stone tool manufacture is critical to interpreting the role of lithic technologies in prehistoric societies. The Center is offering a special five-day Flintknapping Workshop. The instructor, Tim Dillard, is an accomplished flintknapper who has spent many years replicating prehistoric lithic tools and studying the technologies used to create them. Students will create their own lithic reproductions using prehistoric flintknapping tools and techniques. The identification and treatment of chert, the raw material used in stone tool production, is central to the course. The stages of stone tool production will be taught through hands-on application of the technology.
Minimum number of participants: 5
Maximum number of participants: 15
For further information, contact:
Center for American Archeology