why is it that making a core seems far more complicated than making a point...yet somehow this technology came first? Its not the knocking blades off a core that seems complicated, but the whole process of preparing a cobble into a core, not to mention all the gadgets I have seen used to pull the blades off consistently.
Quite a bit. The technique of single shard knives and tools definitely pre-dates multi angle knapping, as it was far easier and more expedient. Though I'm not quite convinced that a lever was used at any point. An antler/fire hardened wood tip and a couple striking stones is all they would have used. These make perfect large arrowhead for use with small spear or atlatl dart to take down large game animals.
In the neolithic the only class that was able to produce copper was the upper class. This however strove lithic craftsman to produce tools made from stone equal if not better than that of the 1% in the society. It produced an age of refinement of lithic technology to the utmost degree incorporating multiple technologies such as: square, bifacial, and punch. these produced the highest degree of complexity tools and art pieces unseen today. The class structure of the neolithic had the chieftain as the metallurgist while the peasants still used stone tools for the majority of their hard labor in society. the peasants -in context with society- sought to produce the same tools as the upper class but with stone rather than metal which produced some of if not most unique and most complicated artifacts in record.
To this day these blades are sharper than even the best razor blades. Also copper cannot be sharpened to hold and kind of an edge, it wasn't until the bronze age and then they still can't compare to the edge of a flint blade.
That was very impressive. Well done. I've subscribed. ✌️
Nice work. You and Mikkle are the best. I love your punch blade video with the antler billet.
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Beautiful work!🙏
Thanks! 😍
Humans always knew how to industrialize - there is nothing new under the Sun.
Wow!! Very interesting, great video.
Wow. Just amazing technique.
I’ve only made a few thousand blades, loads of fun!! Lots of work for sure!!
Great stuff! The Mother of invention... 👍👍
why is it that making a core seems far more complicated than making a point...yet somehow this technology came first? Its not the knocking blades off a core that seems complicated, but the whole process of preparing a cobble into a core, not to mention all the gadgets I have seen used to pull the blades off consistently.
Gracias por el vídeo, las imágenes son impagables; no obstante echo de menos la posibilidad de elegir los subtítulos en otro idioma.
Gracias AurelioApe, estudiaremos la posibilidad de incluirlos en castellano ;)
@@IPHESCERCA Gracias por responder. O en català, o encara millor, activar la traducció automàtica i cadascú escull la que l'interessi.
@@AurelioApe Ho mirarem! Merci per la recomanació!
@AurelioApe, subtítols disponibles!
@@IPHESCERCA Muchas gracias, ahora la información escrita se me hace accesible. Salud.
Any proof that this technology was in existence at this time ?
Quite a bit. The technique of single shard knives and tools definitely pre-dates multi angle knapping, as it was far easier and more expedient. Though I'm not quite convinced that a lever was used at any point. An antler/fire hardened wood tip and a couple striking stones is all they would have used.
These make perfect large arrowhead for use with small spear or atlatl dart to take down large game animals.
Just....wow......
Why does this man need stone blades when he can make copper tips for his tools?
Sounds like making meatballs out of ravioli
In the neolithic the only class that was able to produce copper was the upper class. This however strove lithic craftsman to produce tools made from stone equal if not better than that of the 1% in the society. It produced an age of refinement of lithic technology to the utmost degree incorporating multiple technologies such as: square, bifacial, and punch. these produced the highest degree of complexity tools and art pieces unseen today. The class structure of the neolithic had the chieftain as the metallurgist while the peasants still used stone tools for the majority of their hard labor in society. the peasants -in context with society- sought to produce the same tools as the upper class but with stone rather than metal which produced some of if not most unique and most complicated artifacts in record.
To this day these blades are sharper than even the best razor blades.
Also copper cannot be sharpened to hold and kind of an edge, it wasn't until the bronze age and then they still can't compare to the edge of a flint blade.
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Very nice!
Thanks! 🤩