tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post8556161907792414522..comments2023-08-11T08:21:09.562-06:00Comments on A Very Remote Period Indeed: DIY knappingJulien Riel-Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-6148600001872363542010-09-16T06:21:14.888-06:002010-09-16T06:21:14.888-06:00>>>>What he's showing is not Leval...>>>>What he's showing is not Levallois<br /><br />Well, it is. I'll have to stand here, sorry.<br /> <br />Its typical Levallois core and typical levallois product. <br /><br />Maybe you can say that it has a very little <br />"striking platform" preparation... <br />Well, that's right, but is has Levallois tagged on it, you can bet. <br /><br />If you dont feel Millán Mozotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399161559707492719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-66641547423701556102010-09-16T00:57:30.416-06:002010-09-16T00:57:30.416-06:00Ok, I'll stick up for Kyle here. I'm sure ...Ok, I'll stick up for Kyle here. I'm sure he'd be the first to agree that wasn't the 'idealized' way to take off a point, but he's doing hard-hammer percussion on ironstone. Most Africanists cringe at using the term Levallois since there is so much temporal, geographic, and behavioral distance between what's happening in Europe vs. sub-Saharan Africa at this time. Ben Schovillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-83019893431446637672010-08-28T10:48:38.575-06:002010-08-28T10:48:38.575-06:00At least twice at the video it does actually look ...At least twice at the video it does actually look like random bashing rocks. <br />It really hurts to see "kind-of-Levallois" technique vandalized this way. <br />Hey, may be that is the hidden reason behind the GB/USA researchers misunderstanding of Ancien Paleolithic technologies complexity... pure lack of knapping skill.<br /><br />Just kidding. But I'll dare to say that he'sMillán Mozotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399161559707492719noreply@blogger.com