Sun 29 August 2010 10am-Midday
This one morning 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, John Lord
Course contents: Introduction to flint, scraper production and more. Take away a simple flint tool. Then enjoy the rest of the festivities at the Samhain Festival Free of Charge!!
Age range: 6 years old upwards
Price: Adult £30/person
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.
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