Part 1 -History:
A. Pieces of worked bone have been found in sites occupied by ancient humans. These seem to date back to the very beginning of humanity.
B. Bone has been used to make body adornments and tools by every single known human culture.
C. Although bone tools have become fairly rare today (although there are some), bone is still used to make both simple and sophisticated artworks - very typically jewelry - today.
There are very good reasons why bone has been so popular - it is very strong, it is very easy to work, and it is very lovely.
Working the Bone (Primitive Method):What you will need are:
A big bone
A rock, about the size of your head, with a reasonably flat spot on it
A rounded, egg shaped rock that you can grip comfortably in your fist
The smoothest, flatish, gently rounded river stone you can find - it should be about the size of a quarter.
Directions:
1. Lay the bone on the flat surface of the large rock.
2. Grasp the rounded egg shaped rock firmly in your hand, and smack it down on the big bone. Keep doing this until big chunks of bone break off.
3.4.5.
A. Pieces of worked bone have been found in sites occupied by ancient humans. These seem to date back to the very beginning of humanity.
B. Bone has been used to make body adornments and tools by every single known human culture.
C. Although bone tools have become fairly rare today (although there are some), bone is still used to make both simple and sophisticated artworks - very typically jewelry - today.
There are very good reasons why bone has been so popular - it is very strong, it is very easy to work, and it is very lovely.
Working the Bone (Primitive Method):What you will need are:
A big bone
A rock, about the size of your head, with a reasonably flat spot on it
A rounded, egg shaped rock that you can grip comfortably in your fist
The smoothest, flatish, gently rounded river stone you can find - it should be about the size of a quarter.
Directions:
1. Lay the bone on the flat surface of the large rock.
2. Grasp the rounded egg shaped rock firmly in your hand, and smack it down on the big bone. Keep doing this until big chunks of bone break off.
3.4.5.
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