Introduction to Flintknapping
Sunday 6 April 10am-4pm
This course is for all those budding Flintknappers, who have either never picked up a piece of flint or have done very little. Led by one of Britain's top Flintknappers, Karl Lee.
Course contents: Introduction to flint, scraper production, simple flake technology, flake production and retouch and other basic tools. £50/participant
Age range: 6 years old upwards
Bring your own packed lunch. Tea & biscuits provided.
Book Your Place Today & Flintknap Your Own Tool this Easter!
Karl Lee
I have accumulated a great deal of experience lecturing and demonstrating flintknapping and other primitive technological techniques to schools, colleges, museums and universities around Britain, including the British Museum, London.
It is my aim to continue my research into the production of prehistoric stone tools and primitive replications and to produce quality items for the education of future archaeologists at all levels and the general public of all ages.
Flint knapping
Flint can be fractured to produce an extremely sharp edge, and it was this characteristic that was so important to our prehistoric ancestors.
Some cultures, from different periods of prehistory around the world, refined Flintknapping to such a degree that the tools could be classed as works of art in their own right; it is this level of perfection that modern flintknappers strive to attain, hoping to master even a fraction of an art that was millions of years in the making.
Book Your Place Today & Flintknap Your Own Tool this Easter!
