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ANATOMY OF A FLAKE
Item #EK001A: $3.00
This item is a reproducible educational sheet outlining the various name "anatomical" attributes visible upon a percussion flake. Attached is an Obsidian Flake which displays all these classic attributes. This is one of our most popular education tools, especially when added to the Conchoidal Card.
CCS Flake - Item #EK001B: $5.00
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CONCHOIDAL FRACTURE CARD
Item #EK011A: $1.50
A laminated reproducible education sheet, complete with drawings, describing Conchoidal Fracturing and explaining why only certain materials can be successfully flintknapped.
With Conchoidal Example - Item #EK011B: $12.00
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FLAKE DIRECTION
WORKSHEET
Item #EK0014A: $3.00
This item is a reproducible educational sheet, complete with drawings, which shows how the force of a percussion blow follows the ridges on a core. It comes with a bag of flakes which can be used to demonstate this principle.
CCS Version - Item #EK014B: $5.00
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PRESSURE FLAKING
SCARING EXAMPLE
Item #EK013A: $4.00
This is a percussion flake which has been pressure flaked only along one side so that the student can easily see the scaring result. This package includes a write-up.
CCS Version - Item #EK013B: $6.00
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MATERIAL TYPE SAMPLES
ITEM #EK002
Small flakes of flintknapping material, each in their own individual bag, attached to a descriptive reproducible card. Available Varieties currently include: Obsidian, Steatite, Basalt, Flint, Chert, Agate, Chalcedony, and Jasper. Offered at shows for $.50 each - priced here only in quantities.
20 Flakes
(Item #EK002A): $10.00
50 Flakes
(Item #EK002B): $23.00
100 Flakes
(Item #EK002C): $40.00
Set of Eight Cards
(Item #EK010): $4.00
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FLINTKNAPPING MATERIAL TYPES SAMPLER
ITEM #EK003: $20.00
Sorted and labeled small samples of at least ten varieties of stone used in Flintknapping within a Shadow Box Display.
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OBSIDIAN SAMPLER
Item #EK016: $12.00
A collection of flakes of the different types/colors of Obsidian - Opaque Black, Transparent, Striped, Grey, Red/Black/Clear, Mahogany, and Green. Each flake has been edged to remove the sharp edge and placed in a plastic bag. Comes with a reproducible information card about Obsidian. These are excellent for use to show your students that Obsidian is more than just Black. (The higher price is due to the rarity of green obsidian).
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HEAT TREATMENT EXAMPLE
Item #EK017: $15.00
This educational card explains the principle of heat-treatment with examples of chert both before and after being heat-treated. Complete instructions on how to heat-treat flintknappable materials are included.
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BASIC FLAKE DISPLAY
Item #EK012A: $15.00
Pressure, Notching, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Percussion Flakes all labeled within a small shadow box for classroom teaching or museum display. Comes with a reproducible interpretive sheet describing these basic flake types.
CCS Flake Version -
Item #EK012B: $30.00
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PERCUSSION BIFACE REDUCTION STAGES
ITEM #EK004A: $32.00
A 2" to 3" percussion biface with Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Percussion Flake Debitage from its manufacture. A hammerstone was utilized in production. Displayed in a Labeled Display Box.
CCS Version -
Item #EK004B: $50.00
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ARROWHEAD REDUCTION SEQUENCE
ITEM #EK005
Displayed in a shadow box are four stages of arrowhead manufacture with associated debitage pieces: Initial Flake, Percussion Preform, Pressure Flaked Preform, and Notched Final Product. Options included either Obsidian, CCS or Glass Source Material.
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| A. Obsidian: $45.00
B. CCS: $65.00
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C. Brown Glass: $35.00
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ARROWHEAD REDUCTION SEQUENCE FROM CORE
Item #EK009A: $55.00
Displayed in a labeled shadow box are the stages of arrowhead manufacture from an Obsidian Core. Included are: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Percussion Flakes, a Percussion Preform, a Pressure Flaked Preform, Pressure Flakes, Notching Flakes, and the Notched Final Product.
CCS Version - Item #EK009B: $80.00
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PUZZLE CORE
Item #EK018: $55.00
A small obsidian core along with the flakes and core fragments that have been knapped off it. Teachers can have the core put back together by their students to demonstrate to them the principals behind how a core is reduced. Comes with the Conchoidal Fracturing Card and the Flake Direction Worksheet.
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OBSIDIAN HYDRATION EXAMPLES
Item #EK019: $15.00
This card has three obsidian flake examples of hydration: one with no hydration, one with the original hydration rind, and one with some hydration on the flaked surface. Also comes with a write-up explaining the natural process of hydration and its potential as a dating technique.
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