Flintknapping Resources on the Internet


Archaeological References Special Interest
Clubs and Associations Personal Web Pages
Commercial Web Sites Museums
Books & Videos Knappers Anonymous Main Page

Archaeological References







SARC - Stone Age Reference Collection (Norrway) a superb online encyclopedia of lithic technology
The Lithics Site (USA) WOW. You're gonna want to see this....
LITHICS-NET (USA) Info on North American Projectile Points
Overview of Manitoba Culture History (Canada) a good introduction to plains and woodland point types
Projectile Points of the North Carolina Piedmont (USA)
Projectile Points of Minnesota (USA)
[new!]Prehistory of the Lower Snake River (USA)
Australian Stone Tools (Australia) This is a super site on stone technology in Australia. A must see!
Shawnee Minisink Site (USA) online site report
???? (USA) I'm not sure how to describe this collection, but look around the site -its a fascinating story
Mammoth Trumpet-Knapping Article (USA)
The Amazing Enormous Neverending Draft Projectile Point Bibliography! (USA)
Institute for Ancient Technology (Sweden) Experimental Archaeology in Sweden
Silex-Rohmaterialien aus Bayern (Germany)
Technology of the Stone Age (USA) part of a much larger site on technology
Sources of Archaeological Obsidian In the Greater American Southwest (USA) Ever wonder how Archaeologists know where stone or stone tools  come  from? Here's one of the ways.
Microwear Analysis on Stone Tools (USA) Michael Miller's usewear studies in Illinois
Centre de référence lithique du Québec (Canada) Quebec Lithics, in French
Folsom Replication Workshop (USA) A great summary of a fascinating workshop!
[new!]Atlatl Replicate (USA) Clovis point and ivory foreshaft experiment from Florida
[new!]Fluted Points (USA) Palaeoindian distributions within the US
Siberian Fluted Point (USA) From the pages of Archaeology Magazine
Bruce Bradley Ph.D.'s Home Page (USA) Russian Paleolithic, Polish Flint, Clovis Ivory, Sloan Dalton, and more!
 
 

Special Interest Areas

Stone Tool Technology Webring Home Page (USA) info on how to join the ring
The Platform (USA) a publication of the Minnesota Knappers Guild
Crabtree History Intro (USA) Brief biography of one of archaeology's first knappers
OSHA Fact Sheets - 96-54 - Silica Dust Exposures Can Cause Silicosis (USA) are your earlobes blue?
Primitive Technology (USA) Atlatls, boomerangs and more!
Stone Age Hardware Hackers (USA) A Wired interview with knappers Bruce Mensinger and Tim Rast
See For Yourself How Stone Tools Were Made (USA) a newspaper article on Fort Osage
Stone Tool Production (USA) Nick Toth and Kathy Schick in Dragonfly magazine
[new!]Chips Off the Old Block - Geology - 03/29/98 (USA) review of flintknapping resources on the web
Chemistry 103: From Caveman to Chemist (USA) Definately the coolest chem class I've ever seen!
Coon 'n' Crockett Muzzleloaders (USA) Everything you ever wanted to know about flintlocks and then some
Delphi Arts & Crafts Forum (USA) A forum for creativity
How to Make a Folsom Point! (USA) a heavily illustrated, step by step guide to fluting your Folsom points!
 
 

Flintknapping Clubs and Associations

Society of Primitive Technology (USA) The society for everyone
Elk River Knapper's Association (USA) info on a Lychburg based Knapping organization
Amateur Calgary Knappers (Canada) A brand new club for Southern Albertans!
 
 

Personal Flintknapping & Arrowhead Home Pages 

Mark's Flintknapping Page Mark Underwood's personal web page about Flintknapping, his hobbies and many other things. Great site to check out.

[NEW!]John Erwin's Research on Prehistoric Soapstone(Canada)
[NEW!]Points of View: Old and New Points
(USA)
Michael's Home Page (USA) be sure to check out his microwear page!
The Calame's Home Page (USA) A South Texas collection
[new!]Bruce Mensinger's Flintknapping Page (USA) a Knappers Homepage
DEGROOT (USA) check out his very detailed and informative gallery of knapped replicas!
Flintknapping in Oklahoma (USA) Ralph Conrad's knapping page
Tim's Flintknapping Page (USA) Tim Mayeux's knapping tips and pics.  Has a great section on lapknapping.
Jim Fisher's Artifact Collecting & Flint Knapping Homepage (USA)
Michael Bennett's Arrowhead Page (USA) see the 1st arrowhead Mike ever made
[new!]Obsidian Flintknapped Points (USA) Jeff Martin's knapping page
new!Sterlings Artifacts (USA) A Texas collection
[new!]Tom & Donna's Home Page (USA) forgotten crafts
Errett Callahan (USA) It doesn't get any better than this!
Tony Baker's Home Page (USA) essays on projectile point refurbishing in prehistory, how to flute a folsom and more!
Paleopoint (USA) a perspective on surface collecting artifacts
Arrowhead Pictures (USA) an enormous on-line collection
Affilare la Pietra/Sharpening the Stone (Italy) A cool looking Italian page & now in English
The Power of Stone/Il Potere della Selce (Italy)
[NEW!]Flintknapping by Johnny Maduzia (USA) Check out Johnny's knapping and tips for beginners!
[NEW!]BarryLand Homepage (USA) follow his link to his knapping gallery...
{new!}Oklahoma artifacts (USA) A large collection
[new!]Jim's Arrowheads (USA)
[NEW!]Concord Lithics (USA) an arrowhead collection
Ultra-Sophisticated Stuff about the Pre-History Of the North Carolina Piedmont (and stuff) (USA)
 
 

Commercial Sites

[NEW!]Scott Van Arsdale's Wasicun knives(USA)
[NEW!]BPS Engineering (USA) Precision Atlatl and Dart Systems
Filippo Donadoni Traditional Archery Centre (Italy) a source for replicas and instructional materials in Europe
Flint Tool Gifts and Reproductions (Sweden) made from the finest Swedish flint
Future Artifacts (USA) Dale Cannon's knives
Grayhawk Studios (USA) knapped jewelry, art, and miniatures
Great lakes lithics (USA) Knapping materials, tools, and supplies
Knapper's Corner (USA) Mound Builder Books Home Page. If you can't find it here, you can find it there!!
Native Treasures (USA) Archaeology, Native American Culture, Natural Products
Native American Technologies (USA) replicas, casts, archaeological services
The Natural Earth (USA) Mark Condron's living history, flintknapping, archery and more!
Pictures of Record (USA) educational slide sets and museum quality replicas
Spirit Warriors Gifts (USA) Museum Quality Gifts
Stone Edge (USA) Flintknapping and archery supplies
The Tracker, Inc. (USA) Tom Brown's tracking, nature and wilderness survival school (learn to flintknap in the bush)
Windsong Primitives Home Page (USA) Instruction and much more by Benjamin Pressley
 
 

Virtual Museums







Provincial Museum of Alberta (Canada) Aspects of Alberta Archaeology
Smithsonian Institution - Ancient Cultures (USA)
Museum of Antiquities (UK)-Visit a Virtual Flint and Stones exhibit on life in Stone Age Europe

 
 

Books & Videos


[NEW!]Don Crabtree Video Collection (USA) An amazing set of videos by one of flintknappings pioneers!
[NEW!]Old Tools New Eyes by Bob Patten(USA)


Many of these links were compiled by Richard Sanchez, who was gracious enough to let me post his hard work on this page. Thanks Richard! 
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