Flint Knapping Lithics of the Northeast

A simple book on workable flint Knapping materials of the northeast

This 20+ page technical report explores the major lithic raw materials used by prehistoric cultures across the Northeastern United States. Covering Paleoindian through Woodland time periods, it analyzes geological origins, knapping properties, and archaeological sourcing of cherts, rhyolites, quartzites, argillites, and hornfels.

Each entry includes petrology, fracture mechanics, known source formations (e.g. Hathaway, Mt. Jasper, Normanskill), and usage patterns from major Northeast sites. Ideal for archaeologists, knappers, experimentalists, or students working in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and beyond.