Why Does
Flintknapping Work?
•What
happens when a BB hits a pane of glass (a)?
•The 100
degree Hertzian Cone
(b & c-top view)
•Fracturing
in certain materials is predictable and controllable
Diagram
modified from published work by Amy Henderson in Whittaker, J.C. 1994. Flintknapping.
University of Texas Press, Austin.
