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I didn't intend to include this frame in the album but after a discussion with Leonora (Wallygrom) regarding the fine trees in the Churchyard and especially the Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa) which really glowed with the sun high up above the tower and beaming directly on it as each cloud passed by.
The Catalpa is centre right with the lemon green foliage. I didn't hang around to get an individual shot as there were intermittent showers which actually stopped as soon as I left..... that's Lex Divoti (Sods Law)..
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Knapping some projectile points for a comparative collection #arrowheads #flintknapping #newengland #connecticut #caveman #quartz #flint #chert #arrows #primitive #crafts #nativeamerican ift.tt/28W8zJn
Saturday, July 4, 2009 - Planting our first bed (with my mother-in-law) and doing a little flintknapping!
We were luck to be able to have John Lord demonstration the ancient art of flint working as part of the 'Wayland Heritage Discovery Day'. The speed and skill with which he works the flint is amazing. Visit his website to find out more.
Our goal is to reconnect people to their landscape via ancient technologies and eventually back to themselves. We teach primitive skills, survival skills, wilderness survival, modern survival, bushcraft, native awareness, wildlife tracking, earth living, shelter building, water collection & disinfection, friction fire making, bow making, flintknapping, wild edibles, hide tanning, scout skills, primitive hunting, earth philosophy, drum making, survival trapping, and more. Come to a class! You will connect with people on a new level and reconnect with wilderness survival skills that your ancestors practiced.
Flint knapping takes a considerable amount of concentration, as you have to be constantly turning the piece around and noticing whether there are faults, whether surfaces are convex or concave, whether angles are obtuse or acute, the direction flakes have come off and so forth. And then you take another flake off and have to look at it again!
My flint knapping photos were taken on a day course with John and Val Lord. They have a website here:
John has also written a book that's very useful as a beginner:
www.flintknapping.co.uk/shop.html
And John's son Will is also an expert in flint knapping and excellent teacher. He also runs courses, and will teach hide working, prehistoric jewellery making, bow-making and so forth as well.
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Here's John demonstrating how to break in to a large flint nodule, previously unworked. The object top right is part of a coracle made of hide shrunk onto a wooden frame.
My flint knapping photos were taken on a day course with John and Val Lord. They have a website here:
John has also written a book that's very useful as a beginner:
www.flintknapping.co.uk/shop.html
And John's son Will is also an expert in flint knapping and excellent teacher. He also runs courses, and will teach hide working, prehistoric jewellery making, bow-making and so forth as well.
© Susannah Relf All Rights Reserved
Unauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited
Part of a long running project photographing Suffolk and Norfolk churches, inspired by John Piper's paintings.
Part of a long running project photographing Suffolk and Norfolk churches, inspired by John Piper's paintings.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Triv (Smart Doll Symphony) shows off the treasure she found yesterday during her Lost Adventure Day hike: an ancient stone arrow point!
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When jay makes #reproduction / #replicas of #lithic #artifacts for #educational collections or experimental #archaeology, he prefers to make the whole process as authentic as possible, whenever he can. Here he is in the background searching through river cobble to find and hand select the same types of chert the ancients used for #flintknapping. It’s also a great excuse for us to get #outdoors and enjoy #nature :) I love these random #roadtrip #adventures . ift.tt/2b6VARQ
Photo of youth enjoying hands-on flintknapping activity at the 2017 Archaeology Roadshow - Harney County, June 10, 2017, by Greg Shine, BLM.
On Saturday, June 13, 2017, BLM employees from the Burns District and the OR/WA State Office participated in the annual Archaeology Roadshow – Harney County event in Hines City Park in Hines, Oregon.
The Archaeology Roadshow, hosted by universities, tribes, government agencies, private companies and avocational organizations, is a popular outreach opportunity where field experts can share knowledge and passion for humanity’s past with the public.
This event – featuring 28 tables of exhibitors – was the first Archaeology Roadshow event ever held outside of the Portland State University campus, and was largely coordinated by Burns District Archaeologist Scott Thomas.
"The Harney County Archaeology Roadshow was an amazing success," said Thomas. "We made some new friends and saw many phenomenal artifacts. I can't wait for next year's second annual archaeology roadshow!"
With Scott Thomas, BLM staff members participating in the event included Carolyn Temple, Chuck Morlan, Tom Wilcox, Tara Thissell, and Greg Shine.
In addition, OR/WA State Office staff Kristen Martine, Dave Johnson, and Greg Shine served over the past year as key members of the core planning committee, tasked with organizing the two events in 2017.
For more information about the Archaeology Roadshow, visit www.pdx.edu/anthropology/archaeology-roadshow.
Today, traditional archery and hunting sometimes requires foregoing old methods, like flintknapping arrowheads from various materials. Hand falked stone, obsidian, and other natural materials were knapped, often breaking in the process and requiring several attempts to create one single arrow head. Today we are fortunate to be able to forego some of those difficult processes, and yet still enjoy the simple beauty of a traditional bow and its quiet simple design. Turkey feathers are still available though, and lend themselves very well to a traditionally fletched arrow shaft.
The art of flintknapping is a skill that has been forgotten since the end of the Bronze Age. Master technologist and archaeologist Karl Lee demonstrated how to make arrowheads, spearheads, hand-axes and scrapers from brittle flint. Our members had the opportunity to make their every very own Paleolithic stone age tool.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
After several hours of hard bushwhack hiking, I sat down next to a waterfall and attempted to make an arrowhead. A few shattered pieces later, I was able to get a decent looking weapon. It's such a great feeling to know that even in today's world, humans can still retain an ancient knowledge used by our ancestors. Note that in my two dozen or so attempts since, I have not been able to fashion so much as a butter knife let alone a spear point. B-luck all day.
I made these today from volcanic obsidian rock (glass). Wow this stuff is really sharp and harder to work than flint. Its like a razer blade. But it has a beautiful shine and look to it i think. i still need to put some finishing touches on the arrowheads, but just wanted to show you what this stuff looks like.
Jason Titcomb, second from left, shows students where to strike a stone during a hands-on experience in flintknapping (the shaping of stone to manufacture tools). Titcomb, archaeologist at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, is teaching the Interim class Intro to Archaeology in which students will learn archaeological method and theory with a focus on Iowa's cultural heritage and the impact of maize agriculture in the Midwest.
Eccentric flint scepters with profile figures. Maya. (Guatemala, 7th Century AD and El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico, 711 AD). From the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico. Special Exhibit, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA. Copyright 2018, James A. Ferguson.
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Found some #rhyolite near #gettysburg #pennsylvania #adventures #arrowheads #lithics #flintknapping ift.tt/2bewHc4
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Eccentric flint scepters with profile figures. Maya. (Guatemala, 7th Century AD and El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico, 711 AD). From the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico. Special Exhibit, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA. Copyright 2018, James A. Ferguson.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
The term "camp" is misleading. most of our powerful learning experiences happen beyond the confines of a desk and four walls. We are first and foremost a school.Our goal is to reconnect people to ancient technologies, their own backyards, the earth as a paticipant, to each other. We teach primitive skills, survival skills, wilderness survival, modern survival, bushcraft, native awareness, wildlife tracking, earth living, shelter building, water collection & disinfection, friction fire making, bow making, flintknapping, wild edibles, hide tanning, scout skills, primitive hunting, earth philosophy, drum making, survival trapping, and more. Come to a class! You will connect with people on a new level and reconnect with wilderness survival skills that your ancestors practiced.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Eccentric flint scepters with profile figures. Maya. (Guatemala, 7th Century AD and El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico, 711 AD). From the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico. Special Exhibit, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA. Copyright 2018, James A. Ferguson.
this is a glimpse of about five building, sewing, and beading projects i'm currently working on. there are also a couple of flintknapped objects that function both as building tools and craftart projects. pictured too... are sanding rocks, horn awls, needles, knives,and sinew that are used in making my traditional art. and all my projects are based on circa 1800 or earlier. Guess Elephant Head Lodge is a working piece of history.... just some thoughts.... cbc
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
An interested visitor checks out our exhibit on collecting and using remote sensing data in the field.
Photo by: Taylor H. Thornton
Visitors to the Pequot Museum experienced a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip’s War (1675-1677) periods. Including musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills.
Visitors also had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jason Warren discuss his book, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. The book refocuses Connecticut’s role in the war and discusses how the colony achieved success by establishing a policy of moderation towards the Native groups living within its borders.
Supported in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
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Had to heat treat this knife blade to even be able to pop a flake off, not exactly sure what the material is but it was found in a river offshoot on the #delawareriver near #delawarewatergap looks like some kind of limestone/quartzite conglomerate #flintknapping #stoneknife #flint #chert #paleo #paleolithic #knife #spearpoint #indirectpercussion #crafts ift.tt/2dqCdbC