On the 11th and the 25th of July, hide-working experiments were conducted at Masamuda, Vlaardingen. The goal was simple: obtain a processed animal skin. The method, however, resembled prehistoric hide-working processes. The process After a short introduction on hide-working given by Diederik Pomstra, the animal hides – in this case, red deer and fallow deer […]
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Progress We are making good progress with shaping the dugout’s bottom. However, although chopping the wood is perfectly possible with the big flint axes, it does take a lot of time and above all energy, especially when it is hot! Splitting the wood and removing thick slices goes much faster and is far easier. This […]
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By: Lasse van den Dikkenberg This post will deal with Buren axes, flint axes which were imported during the Vlaardingen Culture period (3400-2500 BC). The post is based on an experiment conducted by Diederik Pomstra whom reconstructed several Buren axes. These axes were then re-used as a source of flint for the creation of […]
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Something to hide? Hide-working experiments with flint scrapers at Masamuda
blogOn the 11th and the 25th of July, hide-working experiments were conducted at Masamuda, Vlaardingen. The goal was simple: obtain a processed animal skin. The method, however, resembled prehistoric hide-working processes. The process After a short introduction on hide-working given by Diederik Pomstra, the animal hides – in this case, red deer and fallow deer […]
The dugout canoe, progress report 2: shaping the bottom and the use of wooden wedges
blogProgress We are making good progress with shaping the dugout’s bottom. However, although chopping the wood is perfectly possible with the big flint axes, it does take a lot of time and above all energy, especially when it is hot! Splitting the wood and removing thick slices goes much faster and is far easier. This […]
Kill your Darlings, Making and Breaking Flint Buren Axes
blogBy: Lasse van den Dikkenberg This post will deal with Buren axes, flint axes which were imported during the Vlaardingen Culture period (3400-2500 BC). The post is based on an experiment conducted by Diederik Pomstra whom reconstructed several Buren axes. These axes were then re-used as a source of flint for the creation of […]