FLINT-WORKING IN THE METAL AGE |
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| Authors: | STEPHEN FORD RICHARD BRADLEY JOHN HAWKES PETER FISHER |
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| Institution: | Department of Archaeology, Reading University (S. F. and R. B.);Trust for Wessex Archaeology (J. H.);Department of Geography, Kingston Polytechnic (P. F.) |
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| Abstract: | Summary. This paper considers the relationship between flint technology and the development of metalworking in Britain. The gradual adoption of metals is reflected by changes in the range of flint flakes being produced, the efficiency with which the raw material was worked and the number of implement types that continued to be made of stone. The main types to remain in use were those for which flint was a more suitable material than bronze. The intensity of flint-working as a whole may be one clue to the accessibility of metal in different areas. |
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