Event
The Strike and Skill of Flint Knapping
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 35.138940, -106.711200
Petroglyph National Monument Information Center
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Time:
9:00 AM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Description
Petroglyph welcomes Knapping New Mexico, a group dedicated to the preservation and practice of ancient stone tool making. Using traditional materials, such as obsidian (volcanic glass), chert, and antler, these Knappers have mastered the ancient technique of making stone tools just as the ancient American Indians did hundreds and thousands of years ago.
Come by and observe this ancient skill in transforming rock into projectile points with careful and deliberate strikes.