Blades and pressure flaking

Duration: 20 0:21:12

Genre: Educational

Creator: University of California Extension Media Center.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: François Bordes demonstrates how stone blades were probabaly made by direct percussion and by the punch technique; Don Crabtree demonstrates various methods of manufacturing tools by pressure flaking techniques. produced by University of California, Extension Media Center ; written and directed by Clyde B. Smith., Demonstrates how tools and weapons were made during the Upper Paleolithic Era. Shows both percussion and punch techniques using different types of materials and explains the relationship between bone and stone in flaking. Indicates where various types of blades have been found.

Complete Record: François Bordes demonstrates how stone blades were probabaly made by direct percussion and by the punch technique; Don Crabtree demonstrates various methods of manufacturing tools by pressure flaking techniques. produced by University of California, Extension Media Center ; written and directed by Clyde B. Smith., Demonstrates how tools and weapons were made during the Upper Paleolithic Era. Shows both percussion and punch techniques using different types of materials and explains the relationship between bone and stone in flaking. Indicates where various types of blades have been found., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.