{"product_id":"flint-knapping-a-guide-to-making-your-own-stone-age-toolkit-paperback","title":"Flint Knapping: A Guide to Making Your Own Stone Age Toolkit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlint knapping, which is the shaping of flint or other fracturing stone to manufacture tools, was one of the primary skills used for survival by our prehistoric ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e Early mankind once made and used these implements on a daily basis to hunt, prepare food and clothing, to farm, make shelters, and perform all the other tasks required for Stone Age existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA material that has been with us since earliest times, flint still plays a part in our lives today: it is used in cigarette, gas and barbeque lighters; in some parts of Britain it is a major building material; and many of our beaches have shingle which is just flint by another name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this informative and original guide, expert Robert Turner explains how flint was used, what tools were made and what they were made for, and provides detailed instruction of how to make them, enabling the reader to replicate their own Stone Age toolkit. \u003cb\u003eIllustrated throughout, \u003ci\u003eFlint Knapping\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey of archaeological discovery through the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT TURNER teaches flint knapping at Sussex University, Chichester College (Brinsbury Campus), Amberley Museum and Butser Iron Age Village, as well as at shows and National Trust meetings. He lives in West Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757216596256,"sku":"9780752488745","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f18e2023d704bda11cc771a34f2abe02.webp?v=1780096867","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flint-knapping-a-guide-to-making-your-own-stone-age-toolkit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}