I love your channel, Lord Prehistoric, I dont know why you dont have more subscribers. Maybe your videos should be longer, focused on a specific task. For example: Making an axe from start to finish. You would show how you get the wood, the obsidian, the materials to attach the blade to the handle etc, and when its done, you would test it on something. No need for music, just you talking or the sounds of nature in the background. Your channel is very interesting. I think you are the best of the genre.
Absolutely gorgeous! This place is just amazing.. your so clever. I have no idea about flint but the way you talk about it and teach is so informative. How amazing to be doing the same thing they was doing all those thousands of years ago. You’ve brought it to us. Thank you.
I know the feeling your describing . I feel the same way when walk a trail with a hand made bow that was walked by people's of the past....along creeks with old mounds and sites known to have been where flint was collected and knapped by the native people for hundreds of years. It goes deep into you
Great site Craig llwyd but most of the old site there was mined away for road setts for Liverpool 100 years ago. It's one of at least 4 working sites in the area, others still intact with knapping floors visible.
Up on the hills behind. We've been excavating their knapping floors across a wide landscape but huts were wooden so lost. I reckon the open hill side were best for grazing their herds but Anglesey is full of Neolithic megaliths. Great video as usual, many thanks
Fantastic video, just a point of interest that I learnt as a archeology student some twenty five years ago, when knapping in such places of potential interest always put a sheet down to prevent cross contamination. I sure you did that anyway .. incredible skills and video.
I love all these shows you do friend...There is a real powerful sense of something extremely good that a person can't help but feel while watching one...Your skills are top notch too ... Thanks for taking the time to produce these great videos💥👊😁
Alot of flint around here Texas panhandle, I had a great uncle who made arrow heads. I've been watching you and love working with my hands wood working mostly. You have me convinced to give it a go and try to knap one. I'm convinced it will probably take a few tries to lol. Darn mice chewed up my antlers so have to look for that lol. Can't hardly find the shed as the field mice quickly devour them. Haven't been hunting since shoulder surgery about 6 yrs ago, guess it's time. Ty for the videos
I've been messing about with flint knapping the last few years with breaks inbetween and I still haven't produced a finished arrowhead or knife. There is an art to it and a lot of thought to go into how to set up your edges and platforms to knap. I love sitting there knapping stone; there's something very relaxing about it. Give it a try and don't give up
@@bigbasil1908 appreciate that. I suspicion it will take alot of doing but like you I believe it will be relaxing and enjoyment just in the trying. Thankyou
Absolute privilege to get to see you work like this Will. Hairs on the back of my neck stand up sometimes when I see you work the stone because I know I'm essentially catching a glimpse into the ancient past. Thank you sir and for all the time and effort you put in. Love from Central Scotland.
Not so far from my place (Périgord, France) there is a place at a crossing ways in the country, there is a polisher. It is a big boulder where they have use to polish the axes during a long time. The grooves are very deep in the rock and very large. I have made some photos from above, and in fact this rock boulder look as a bison.
On the two and a half acres I own in Barry County Michigan I've found hammer stones , scraps, knives all kinds of tools used by the Indians (Adena and Hopewell ) some 3000 years old, but I have never found a spear point or a arrow head. Only items found in a village.
Great adventure with two fantastic guys, many thanks. Will, why were axes ground instead of been left with a flaked finish and were all axes ground and polished? Were some knives ground and polished?
They worked much better when they have been ground mate and last a lot longer and to be honest a knife edge doesn’t go through the same hardship so it doesn’t need to be ground
I really enjoyed that video mate I’ve been up there myself it feels like you’re stepping back in time it’s weirdly silent. It’s my local source of knappable rock. While your up there you should visit pontnewydd cave, cefn caves and gop cairn and cave.
That is really cool Will,just down the road from me one of the largest American Indian trading camps in my area is now farm land,and the largest private collection of artifacts came from the family that settled with them and lived there ever since,was given to the Smithsonian,I never got to see it but I here it was an impressive collection,anyway Ilook for old stone tools with a little luck here and there ,you are really bringing to light the story that is trapped inside these tools waiting for someone to understand ,I've learned to Knapp a bit over the years and am excited to learn more from you Thank you
so its not flint or chert, and it isn't even cryptocrystalline, but can still be worked through knapping... I wonder if this was considered a better or worse alternative to the black flint used in other places of the UK. Would it be tougher to produce things like points from this rock given that it seems more crumblier?
I found what I thought to be a neolithic axe on the shoreline of Hells Mouth Bay. It was made from green stone and it had been worked but when I sent it to Bangor Uni they said it wasn't an axe. I told them to fling it in the sea then and only after it occurred to me that maybe it was for drumming. When you tapped it, it had a ring to it. Wish I'd kept it now. I've seen images of other neolithic finds online that looked just like it. Academics are pretty closed minded, I think.
Actually, the main thing I was experiencing is the odd sound effects in the music you are playing along with what you're doing. It reminds me of a screen door opening from my childhood. From what I can tell, very few people offer up what things actually sounds like somewhere, usually they have music that washes away the experience. And the few that I know that actually give you a decent audio track refused to speak either, I think either side of that is a bit broken. I guess I'm a bit autistic, it's impossible for me to ignore the music. And it is going to be at least half of what I'm going to get as I watch what you're trying to say. Trying to get me to pay attention to a specific sound while music is playing at the same time is unlikely. But I do understand why you have the music. Most people probably won't watch the video without it
@@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival I wish you good luck, my survival of chickens or anything else that really wants to challenge the chickens, I suppose that happened about yesterday. And it is an enormous amount of money to completely enclose them. I suppose it's equally broken to assume that that dinosaurs weren't somehow completely domesticated and ancient times. Anyway, apparently I failed lately earlier then whoever else was competing with this job
It's very fine grained microdiorite, so an igneous rock, part of the edge of a volcanic plug. Its high in silica so knaps really well with hard sharp edges
Excellent video. I have a caravan just below this site. I walk there regularly. 👍
I can feel the spirits of our ancestors echoing in them hills, how awesome
Great to see you in my homeland, napping away again. You seemed to enjoy it, please come again. Thank you both for a very enjoyable vid.
Cheers James
Cheers until next time! Live Long & Prosper!
Love your attention to spirits of the past. Thanks again will
I got goose bumps when you talked about the echoes of the crack of stone echoing across the landscape for the first time in five thousand years
That was ACE, Drone catchin Bass man....🦌
I can't believe how fast you whipped that out. You're a master at your craft. I never get tired of listening to you talk.
good and effective work!
You make it look easy! Fascinating stuff.
I love your channel, Lord Prehistoric, I dont know why you dont have more subscribers. Maybe your videos should be longer, focused on a specific task. For example: Making an axe from start to finish. You would show how you get the wood, the obsidian, the materials to attach the blade to the handle etc, and when its done, you would test it on something. No need for music, just you talking or the sounds of nature in the background.
Your channel is very interesting. I think you are the best of the genre.
Another great vid,you definitely look at home sat in that amazing landscape.
Gutted I missed you up in North Wales Will!!!
Great vid sir! These trips must be magic. 👌
Absolutely brilliant .. really enjoyed that.. Nice one
Absolutely gorgeous! This place is just amazing.. your so clever. I have no idea about flint but the way you talk about it and teach is so informative. How amazing to be doing the same thing they was doing all those thousands of years ago. You’ve brought it to us. Thank you.
Cheers again Kim x
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I know the feeling your describing . I feel the same way when walk a trail with a hand made bow that was walked by people's of the past....along creeks with old mounds and sites known to have been where flint was collected and knapped by the native people for hundreds of years. It goes deep into you
Great skill. Wonderful to watch. Cheers Will
Great site Craig llwyd but most of the old site there was mined away for road setts for Liverpool 100 years ago. It's one of at least 4 working sites in the area, others still intact with knapping floors visible.
Yeah a lot of heavy quarrying at that spot mate it makes it difficult to see where the people were back then
Up on the hills behind. We've been excavating their knapping floors across a wide landscape but huts were wooden so lost. I reckon the open hill side were best for grazing their herds but Anglesey is full of Neolithic megaliths. Great video as usual, many thanks
Fantastic video, just a point of interest that I learnt as a archeology student some twenty five years ago, when knapping in such places of potential interest always put a sheet down to prevent cross contamination. I sure you did that anyway .. incredible skills and video.
Love your work.
thank you for doing this
this is wonderful
Absolutely fascinating. Thanks very much 😊
What a fantastic place to sit n nap like our ancestors once did 🖤🤘
Thank You so much again for the wonderful content Sir
My pleasure
Hi, Will looks like you had a blast! Beautiful countryside I would like to visit Wales on day. Take care see ya on the next.
That's a nice axe Will 👍 Nice to see Josh also!
Your jacket is AWESOME!
Thanks mate 😎
Looks like some nice stone. The next time I go to North Wales I will have to have a go at knapping some of the stones littered about the landscapes.
This is the best channel on RUclips as far as I’m concerned
That’s very kind of you thanks 😊
Interesting...... please do go to Kernow.... many of my ancestors came from there (St. Austell region I believe).... meur rasta... 🙂
I love all these shows you do friend...There is a real powerful sense of something extremely good that a person can't help but feel while watching one...Your skills are top notch too ... Thanks for taking the time to produce these great videos💥👊😁
Thanks bud
Thank you for taking our minds to a simpler place. Very relaxing to watch
Keep growing, learning. Amazing journey you’re on. Thanks for sharing.
Alot of flint around here Texas panhandle, I had a great uncle who made arrow heads. I've been watching you and love working with my hands wood working mostly. You have me convinced to give it a go and try to knap one. I'm convinced it will probably take a few tries to lol. Darn mice chewed up my antlers so have to look for that lol. Can't hardly find the shed as the field mice quickly devour them. Haven't been hunting since shoulder surgery about 6 yrs ago, guess it's time. Ty for the videos
I've been messing about with flint knapping the last few years with breaks inbetween and I still haven't produced a finished arrowhead or knife. There is an art to it and a lot of thought to go into how to set up your edges and platforms to knap. I love sitting there knapping stone; there's something very relaxing about it. Give it a try and don't give up
@@bigbasil1908 appreciate that. I suspicion it will take alot of doing but like you I believe it will be relaxing and enjoyment just in the trying. Thankyou
Absolute privilege to get to see you work like this Will. Hairs on the back of my neck stand up sometimes when I see you work the stone because I know I'm essentially catching a glimpse into the ancient past. Thank you sir and for all the time and effort you put in. Love from Central Scotland.
Fantastic.
Ancient souls looking over your shoulder, Will.
Yeah right, them souls were captured!
I guess "tough" (5:00) would be a very important characteristic for a stone axe.
Fabulous work love your videos
Amazing watching you nap that stone...
Wish the world could go back to this way of life
Awesome
Not so far from my place (Périgord, France) there is a place at a crossing ways in the country, there is a polisher.
It is a big boulder where they have use to polish the axes during a long time.
The grooves are very deep in the rock and very large.
I have made some photos from above, and in fact this rock boulder look as a bison.
I enjoy your channel. I live in Alaska and North Whales looks a lot like Dutch Harbor, I'm digging your primitive style.
On the two and a half acres I own in Barry County Michigan I've found hammer stones , scraps, knives all kinds of tools used by the Indians (Adena and Hopewell ) some 3000 years old, but I have never found a spear point or a arrow head. Only items found in a village.
man If I didn't Live way back in the mountains of Idaho I would love to Tag along.
Sounds like you have a good place mate
id like to be experiencing that fresh air of the ocean
That stone worked 1000 years ago and it still works. The ability to survive needs to be passed down to the younger generation.
Mommy, Mommy... I just saw a caveman flying a drone....
Ok Jimmy...Ok...
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Brilliant man!
Ahhh... so very granular
Great adventure with two fantastic guys, many thanks.
Will, why were axes ground instead of been left with a flaked finish and were all axes ground and polished?
Were some knives ground and polished?
They worked much better when they have been ground mate and last a lot longer and to be honest a knife edge doesn’t go through the same hardship so it doesn’t need to be ground
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Yes that makes sense.
Thanks for the reply 👍
I really enjoyed that video mate I’ve been up there myself it feels like you’re stepping back in time it’s weirdly silent. It’s my local source of knappable rock. While your up there you should visit pontnewydd cave, cefn caves and gop cairn and cave.
Nice one Ryan I only had a short time though and had to stay focused on the job
Great work how well does this spark like flint steel
Rocks Are Alive - They're just a ' Little Slowwwwww '
That is really cool Will,just down the road from me one of the largest American Indian trading camps in my area is now farm land,and the largest private collection of artifacts came from the family that settled with them and lived there ever since,was given to the Smithsonian,I never got to see it but I here it was an impressive collection,anyway Ilook for old stone tools with a little luck here and there ,you are really bringing to light the story that is trapped inside these tools waiting for someone to understand ,I've learned to Knapp a bit over the years and am excited to learn more from you Thank you
Please don't forget about the story . I'm eager to hear more about Fin and his adventure.
I haven’t forgotten bud 👍
That's cool . Thanks mate
It looks like, and feels like a very Dense Slate from here (sofa) - How hard on the Mohs Scale ?
so its not flint or chert, and it isn't even cryptocrystalline, but can still be worked through knapping... I wonder if this was considered a better or worse alternative to the black flint used in other places of the UK. Would it be tougher to produce things like points from this rock given that it seems more crumblier?
I know where there is one, pictrite, Cwm Mawr, Corndon Hill. If you're interested
Sure tell me more mate
Excellent video. Are your clothes made from animal skins? How was it done? Are they warm compared to modern clothing?
Yeas mate deer hide, they are cold when you first pull them on but once warmed up they work great
Is that not a piece of the green stone you're sitting on and to your right. Thanks for sharing
Yes mate it actually was
Wow, huge pieces. I didn't know pieces where that large. I've seen pretty big pieces of obsidian. Very cool adventures. Thanks for taking us along.
Jolly Japes, eh?
We're there other items they made with those rocks too, or just axes?
Just axes as far as records go but it was creating some nice sharp blades so I am pretty sure that they would have been used too
I found what I thought to be a neolithic axe on the shoreline of Hells Mouth Bay. It was made from green stone and it had been worked but when I sent it to Bangor Uni they said it wasn't an axe. I told them to fling it in the sea then and only after it occurred to me that maybe it was for drumming. When you tapped it, it had a ring to it. Wish I'd kept it now. I've seen images of other neolithic finds online that looked just like it. Academics are pretty closed minded, I think.
😍👍
Did I miss the continuation of your story of the pre-historic boy and his family??
Is that Merlin?
Actually, the main thing I was experiencing is the odd sound effects in the music you are playing along with what you're doing. It reminds me of a screen door opening from my childhood. From what I can tell, very few people offer up what things actually sounds like somewhere, usually they have music that washes away the experience. And the few that I know that actually give you a decent audio track refused to speak either, I think either side of that is a bit broken. I guess I'm a bit autistic, it's impossible for me to ignore the music. And it is going to be at least half of what I'm going to get as I watch what you're trying to say. Trying to get me to pay attention to a specific sound while music is playing at the same time is unlikely. But I do understand why you have the music. Most people probably won't watch the video without it
It’s a tricky thing to get a good balance of mate
@@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival I wish you good luck, my survival of chickens or anything else that really wants to challenge the chickens, I suppose that happened about yesterday. And it is an enormous amount of money to completely enclose them. I suppose it's equally broken to assume that that dinosaurs weren't somehow completely domesticated and ancient times. Anyway, apparently I failed lately earlier then whoever else was competing with this job
Is it gneiss?
It's very fine grained microdiorite, so an igneous rock, part of the edge of a volcanic plug. Its high in silica so knaps really well with hard sharp edges
Good video but you lost me with the audio quality.
When I turn down the background music, I cannot hear you. Can you dispense with that .....music.