|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||


Max Davidson
Anthropology 8
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
![]()
Chrissy puts the finishing touches on her projectile point. By learning this skill students gain an appreciation for the complexity of this technology, and a familiarity with the debitage (debris) left behind by flint knapping.
![]()
Brian uses a steady hand to carefully remove flakes without snapping the point in half.
![]()
Dick helps Gonzalos to start a fire using the drill method.
![]()
This method is labor intensive and usually requires community effort in twirling the spindle against the fire board. Although this method takes a lot of muscle power, it is garanteed to be Y2K compliant!
![]()
Twirl, twirl, twirl...until a hot coal is produced.
![]()
Dick adds the hot coal to a nest of tinder and blows on it to get a flame.
![]()
The bow drill method is quite a bit more efficient.
![]()
Victor produces a coal using the bow drill method. By learning this process, students gain an appreciation for the knowledge and skills needed for traditional living... and it's a lot of fun!
![]()
Rosa places one foot on the hearth board and uses the bow to twirl the spindle.
![]()
Blowing on the cinder to ignite it...the smoke rises...the Business and Social Sciences Department in precariously close proximity.
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Back to instructor Max Davidson's home page
Business and Social Sciences home page
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |