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The Costs of Knapping
Author Info
Gala, Nicholas
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7095-0499
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1651738821180034
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2022, BS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Anthropology.
Abstract
The craft of producing stone tools by percussion (knapping) is widely regarded to be an activity that can cause injuries. New knappers are encouraged to wear safety equipment to mitigate these risks. However, how dangerous is knapping exactly? We conducted an anonymous survey of 174 modern knappers (IRB approved), and asked them to describe the frequency and severity of their injuring while knapping. I report the result of this research, and discuss its implications for experimental archaeology and the evolution of flaked stone technology.
Committee
Metin Eren, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
David Singer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pages
292 p.
Subject Headings
Archaeology
Keywords
knapping
;
flintknapping
;
injury
;
lithic technology
;
survey
;
archaeology
;
injuries
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Gala, N. (2022).
The Costs of Knapping
[Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1651738821180034
APA Style (7th edition)
Gala, Nicholas.
The Costs of Knapping.
2022. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1651738821180034.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Gala, Nicholas. "The Costs of Knapping." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1651738821180034
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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