Knapping, which is a technique used to shape stone, is the main attraction for the 27th annual Water Creek Knapin, set to take place May 1-4. Organizers Gwen and Wesley Shipman have seen a steady ...

About 5,000 years ago, an ancient craftsman in modern ... remove small flakes from the larger flint piece until it was shaped ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts ... were made using the Levallois knapping technique of the Levant Stone Age, in which a flint stone core is essentially ...