Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools? Part III. All About Flakes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ancient Technologies expert Allen Denoyer brings Hands-On Archaeology directly to you. Although our Hands-On Archaeology classes are on hold, you can experience Allen’s knowledge and instruction through video. In this segment, Allen discusses the different types of flakes you might create in the process of making a projectile point.
To learn more about how people made and used stone tools, download our fact sheet at: archaeologysouthwest.org/free-resources/fact-sheets/how-did-people-make-flaked-stone-tools
This video, in its entirety, is provided for informational purposes only. If you decide to utilize it in any other way, please know that you do so at your own risk. The activity shown requires knowledge and skill in flintknapping.
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools? Part III. All About Flakes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ancient Technologies expert Allen Denoyer brings Hands-On Archaeology directly to you. Although our Hands-On Archaeology classes are on hold, you can experience Allen’s knowledge and instruction through video. In this segment, Allen discusses the different types of flakes you might create in the process of making a projectile point.
To learn more about how people made and used stone tools, download our fact sheet at: archaeologysouthwest.org/free-resources/fact-sheets/how-did-people-make-flaked-stone-tools
This video, in its entirety, is provided for informational purposes only. If you decide to utilize it in any other way, please know that you do so at your own risk. The activity shown requires knowledge and skill in flintknapping.
