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SUMMARY:Raw Material Selection in Flintknapping
URL:https://observatory.wiki/wiki/Event:Raw_Material_Selection_in_Flintknapping_2026
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DTSTART:20260220T110000
DTEND:20260220T120000
LOCATION:Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, ASU Graduate Research Assistant Nic Hansen will describe the necessary characteristics a rock must have to be useful as a raw material for producing stone tools. He will provide examples of the many different varieties of stone that possess these qualities and discuss how and where they have been utilized throughout the deep history of global human ancestors. He will also share his experiences investigating raw material selection and procurement through self-collecting stone for flintknapping in Arizona. Finally\, the lecture will include a live demonstration of knapping techniques using a variety of raw materials\, highlighting differences in their characteristics and the types of tools best suited to each.
DTSTAMP:20260213T191301
SEQUENCE:13074
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