Acknowledgments- 1. Introduction-- Using This Book- Learning to Knap- 2. Flintknapping: Basic Principles-- Flintknapping- Conchoidal Fracture- Properties of Material- Flakes and Cores- 3. A Brief History of Flintknapping- Prehistory of Stone Tools- Recent "Stone-Age" People- Modern Knapping- Further Readings- Other Resources: Finding Other Knappers- 4. Raw Materials- Stone Quality- Stone Materials- Heat-Treating- Collecting Material: Ethical and Practical Considerations- 5. Safety- Proper Technique- Eyes- Hands- Other Body Parts- Lungs- Waste Disposal- Benefits- 6. Hard-Hammer Percussion- Material and Equipment- Percussion-Flaking Principles: An Experiment- Percussion Flaking- Platforms- The Face of the Core- Terminations- Curvature- Starting a Core- Summary: Nine Essentials- Examples- 7. Pressure Flaking-- Tools- Raw Material- First Principles- Working Position- Beginning- Platform Preparation- Thinning- Notching- Other Pressure-Flaking Techniques- Summary: Six Essentials- Application: Small Triangular Points from the Southwest- Pressure-Flaking Problems- Patterned Pressure Flaking- 8.

Soft-Hammer Percussion and Bifaces-- Definitions- Tools- Beginning- Soft-Hammer Principles and Results- Biface Thinning Flakes- Fracture Theories- The Blow Platforms- Biface Stages- Knapping Strategy and Other Considerations- Example: A Basic Biface- Biface Problems: Prehistoric Mistakes- Summary- 9. Blades and Fluting-- Blades- Platforms- Holding- Punches- The Blow- Fluting- Example: Fluted Point- 10. Using Stone Tools-- Stone vs. Steel- Edges and Cutting- Making a Projectile Foreshaft- Going On- 11. Archaeological Analysis of Stone Tools-- Typology- Stone Tool Types and Change through Time- What People Did with Stones- Sources of Variation: Why Stone Tools Are Not All Alike- Analyzing Stone Tool Materials- Technology and What It Tells Us- Figuring Out Function- Questions of Style- Conclusions- Appendix: Resources for Knappers- References- Index.