Turner Robert - Flint Tools Field Guide Identifying Stone Age Tools - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Our prehistoric ancestors used flint tools every day; they were of vital importance for cutting and scraping used for hunting preparing food making clothing and building shelters and their remnants are scattered around the countryside. Unearthing such a find is a magical moment a direct link to events thousands of years before but how do you identify the piece of flint you find out in the field? Is it only a lump of flint or did it really have an important function as a tool prized by our ancestors? And how old is it exactly? In Flint Tools Field Guide archaeologist and flint knapper Robert Turner opens a window into prehistoric archaeology using hand - drawn illustrations and photographs to explain how to identify tools and their uses as well as approximate their age. This is an important insight into how people lived and worked so many years ago.
Title: Flint Tools Field Guide Identifying Stone Age Tools
Author(s): Turner Robert
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803997117
Pages: 16 Illustrations, Color; 109 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/25/2025
Category: Traditional Trades & Skills