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Charles P. AcunaCharles Acuna calls himself a "Neolithic technician" because he recreates today what prehistoric peoples prized the most, sharp knives and weapons made from lithic materials.
Using methods prehistoric people developed to a fine skill and with the same materials traded extensively throughout North America, Acuna has recaptured the essence of a real stone tool or weapon made by hand. "There are three basic techniques used in the art of Flint Knapping. The first is called the percussion method, the second is called the pressure-flaking technique, and the third is the indirect-pressure technique." Born and raised in California, Acuna is of Native American and Hispanic descent. He graduated in 1980 from California State University Chico with a degree in communications. |
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Tribal Mall: Native American Jewelry, Tribal Artifacts and Indian Arts & Crafts |
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"I'm preserving a lost art. Native American tribes never had a written language to chronicle the process of Flint Knapping and with the advent of iron, much of those older skills were lost."
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