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Books on stone age tools
These
are the books that I have found most helpful in learning about stone age
flint implements. To learn more about each book, click on the image to link to
Amazon.co.uk
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| Prehistoric
Flintwork, by Chris Butler, Tempus Books, 2005.
Chris Butler is a Member of the
Institute of Field Archaeologists and a lecturer at the University
of Sussex. He is an expert on on flint implements,
especially in South East England. His book is a practical
manual and the best I know for learning about and identifying
flint tools. I unhesitatingly recommend it as the one book that
everyone interested in studying or collecting stone age flint
tools should have.
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| Flintknapping:
Making and Understanding Stone Tools, by John C.
Whittaker, University of Texas Press, 1994.
John Whittaker is an American
academic with a passion for flint knapping and for reproducing
stone tools. His book is a first rate manual of techniques
with lots of references to academic texts. The book is
profusely illustrated and is very practical. It is
oriented mainly towards North American implements.
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Joy of Flint, by Clive Waddington, Museum of Antiquities,
Newcastle upon Tyne, 2004.
Clive Waddington's large format
book is profusely illustrated with colour photographs and line
drawings. It is a very practical manual exploring flint making
with particular reference to the sites that have been found in
North Eastern England. It has a very detailed bibliography
and lists in detail the site of discovery of every tool pictured,
all of which come from the Museum's collection.
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