Adult Flintknapping Workshop

Discover the art of the oldest craft in the world: Flintknapping. How did our earliest ancestors make tools to survive the Stone Age?

On Friday 9th September, in either a morning (10am - 12.30pm) or afternoon workshop (1pm - 3.30pm), Renowned flintknapper and experimental archaeologist Dr. James Dilley will guide you through the process of making your own stone tools using authentic materials and techniques to help you build the knowledge of making and recognising worked stone. The oldest flint tools found in Britain date to around 1 million years ago, the latest around 3000 years ago so you will have the chance to try your hand at a process used for 99.7% of human presence in Britain!

The aim of the day will be for attendees to go home with a variety of different stone tools they have made, new flintknapping skills and a new appreciation for prehistoric technology.