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Karl Lee - Flintknapper and primitive technologist


Karl Lee, flintknapper and primitive technologist will be performing his art as part of the Festival of Archaeology 2014.
This event is free and runs from 10:00-04:00 on Sat 12th Jul 2014 at Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre 10, Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HF Tel: 01249 705020 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chippenham.gov.uk

Karl will be not only be making various flint impliments but selling items from his previous demonstrations.
For an insight into Karl's skill, see video from his previous demonstrations at the museum in 2011, a Ovate Hand Axe as used during the Paleolithic period, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsHGXkxyQDU and a leaf shaped arrow head typical of the ones used during the Neolitchic period. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rz99-0Zryg

For a profile of Karl, see the primitive technologist website - http://www.primitive-technology.co.uk/karl-lee/
Chance Posted by Chance
6th July 2014ce

Comments (1)

That looks very interesting, I may well go along. tjj Posted by tjj
6th July 2014ce
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