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Stone artefact identification & analysis in the practical laboratory is critical in practising cultural heritage management and undertaking archaeological research. Thus, today we reached the end of the session with excellent output. Thanks to #FlindersRocks & @drspacejunk
My lithics students have a practical exam today, and of course it's Friday 13th.....#FlindersRocks
If I owe you an email, please accept apologies in advance! 4 straight days teaching 9 to 5 and I'm beyond exhausted. But golly gee I have a lovely bunch of students. #FlindersRocks
Substances you can also knap to make 'stone' tools:
Glass
Brittle toffee
Frozen chocolate
Porcelain
#FlindersRocks
Silcrete is sometimes called greybilly in the old texts, and this is nicely confusing because Aboriginal people also used to knap greywhacke, which is the metamorphosed form of a protolith also called greywhacke. Thank you geologists. #FlindersRocks
Revising my raw materials lecture for tomorrow - all about the kinds of stone used to make tools. You know you're in trouble when there are glerp structures involved. (From Taylor and Eggleton 2017) #FlindersRocks #Silcrete
Ok s'pose I'd better get out of bed. Tomorrow I start teaching a week-long intensive on stone tools and still so much preparation to be done .... #flindersrocks #lithics
In my Australian stone tools class, I use videos by Jeffrey K. Wagner to explain igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. I was very distressed to learn he had died, and also amazed to discover he was a planetary geologist. https://t.co/nRfV4NVjN5 #tabclosed #Flindersrocks
A really nice example of so-called "onion skin weathering," AKA sphereoidal weathering.
@drspacejunk You have almost made it and it been fantastic FYI. You can enjoy a well earned wine or 5 tonight! #FlindersRocks
Day 4 of #FlindersRocks stone tool intensive. Exam tomorrow! Everyone getting their heads around ring cracks, Wallner lines and hinge terminations.... @FLINArchaeology
My head is full of schist and it’s not gneiss #flindersrocks
Another day's teaching over! Today we talked raw materials, fracture mechanics and typologies, using the fabulous Mike Smith Teaching Collection. #FlindersRocks #lithics @FLINArchaeology
I love it! #FlindersRocks
Horrible Histories Savage Stone Age Stone Age Tool Set https://t.co/uMaXuDQ4rT via @YouTube @drspacejunk
Today the course The Archaeology of Australian Stone Artefacts starts at @Flinders! Stay tuned for lithic goodness. #FlindersRocks @FLINArchaeology
Test your knowledge of Australian stone tools! What is retouch? #FlindersRocks
@pre_historic @MatthewPope @beccyscottuk Our #FlindersRocks students will love them! Looking forward to details for mail order.
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