Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums

The OpenArch project provided the ideal opportunities to explore the anthropological nature of contemporary flintknapping skill acquisition within the context of open-air museums. The University of Exeter’s involvement in the OpenArch project—the ‘Dialogue with Science Roadshow’—was an opportunity f...

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Main Authors: Matthew Swieton, Linda Hurcombe
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Language:English
Published: EXARC 2016-08-01
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10254
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description The OpenArch project provided the ideal opportunities to explore the anthropological nature of contemporary flintknapping skill acquisition within the context of open-air museums. The University of Exeter’s involvement in the OpenArch project—the ‘Dialogue with Science Roadshow’—was an opportunity for craftspeople and academics to share both practical and theoretical knowledge with one another. Since many of these exchanges had occurred in the presence of visitors, they served as a unique pedagogical tool in conveying past lifeways to the public.
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Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
EXARC Journal
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methods and techniques
teaching
neolithic
newest era
united kingdom
title Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
title_full Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
title_fullStr Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
title_full_unstemmed Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
title_short Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
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neolithic
newest era
united kingdom
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