Knapper's Guide to Classic Archaic Points - Book 3 - eBook/Digital Version

In this new digital eBook format, D.C. Waldorf presents his third volume of the 'Master Knapper's Guide Series', with special attention to classic archaic point types. The Archaic period in the Midwest and Southern US was a long stretch spanning some 7000 years, from roughly 8000 to 1000 BC. During this time side notched, corner notched, basal notched, and many forms of stemmed points were developed and used. As with those first two books the goal is to continue to present illustrations of old original specimens that would be useful as guides and templates for the modern flint worker and to surround them with an informative text that draws attention to the details that are of most interest to Knapper's. Also, for comparison with the 183 old points shown there are 63 examples of reproductions made by the author and some of the best modern flint craftsmen. With the exception of a few schematic sketches and a number of photo-scans, the majority of figures in this book are the fine line ar