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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:80968ec6b0a9484ab026ca6923d556402021-12-01T14:42:32ZRecycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/80968ec6b0a9484ab026ca6923d556402016-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10254https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The 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.Matthew SwietonLinda HurcombeEXARCarticleflint knappingancient technologymethods and techniquesteachingneolithicnewest eraunited kingdomMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2016/3 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic flint knapping
ancient technology
methods and techniques
teaching
neolithic
newest era
united kingdom
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle flint knapping
ancient technology
methods and techniques
teaching
neolithic
newest era
united kingdom
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Matthew Swieton
Linda Hurcombe
Recycled Flint Cores as Teaching Tools: Flintknapping at Archaeological Open-Air Museums
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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Linda Hurcombe
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title 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
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_sort recycled flint cores as teaching tools: flintknapping at archaeological open-air museums
publisher EXARC
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