Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills includes more reprints of valuable articles from back issues of the Bulletin of Primitive Technology that are no longer in print, plus many new and descriptive additions that have never been seen before.
Due to the high cost of reproduction for single issues of the Bulletin and the demand from new members for access to this valuable information, the Society of Primitive Technology has produced this second edition of Primitive Technology. This book contains the outstanding writing, photo essays and charts that are found in each issue of the Bulletin. Plus the Editor has added many new sidebars and tidbits of information never before published by the Society. It's a true collector's item for every member of the Society of Primitive Technology. 2001. 248 Pages. Cost $25.
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION: SEARCHING THE PAST When the People Gather by David Wescott Collective Vision and Our Evolving Culture by Catherine St. John Metaphors for Living: Questing for Insights by Thomas J. Elpel Primitive Technology and The "New" Archaeology by Maria-Louise Sidoroff Field Archaeology by John White Random Thoughts on Tradition vs. Technology by Norm Kidder Artifacts & Ethics by Thomas J. Elpel Ethics & Collecting: A Question by David Wescott
SECTION 2: FOOD SOURCES: EATING TO LIVE Slim, Trim and Paleo-Indian: Why Our Diets Are Killing Us by Vaughn Bryant Jr. Wild Plant Economics by Thomas J. Elpel Roast of the Century: Mescal and the Mescalero Apache by Mark Rosacker with Susan Burneson Burning and Scraping: A Southeastern Indian Corn Mortar by Steve Watts Aboriginal Cookery by Alice Ross Various Food Gathering Methods by Charles Spear Trapping: Take A New/Old Look by Matt McMahon "Rocking On" With The Paiute Deadfall: Its Prehistory, Construction and Use by Jim Riggs Sampson Post Deadfall by James Andal Reflections On a Rabbit Stick by Jim Allen Southeastern Indian Rabbit Sticks by Steve Watts More on Rabbitsticks by David Wescott
SECTION 3: CONTAINERS: HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER Introduction to Ceramic Replication by Maria Louise Sidoroff Primitive Pottery Firing: Lenape Indian Village by Maria-Louise Sidoroff A Method For Firing Primitive Pottery by Evard Gibby Various Containers by David Wescott How To Cook In Primitive Pottery by Errett Callahan An Introduction to NW Coast Woodwork by Gregg Blomberg Southeastern Indian Gourd Buckets by Steve Watts Barking Up the Right Tree... Construction of The Juniper Bark Berry Basket by Jim Riggs Make A Mountain Bark Basket by Doug Elliott Variation On A Theme: Aspen Bark Containers by David Wescott Bark Canteens: Carrying Water Primitively by Anthony Follari The Uses of Birch Bark by Jim Miller Pinch Pots by Charles Spear
SECTION 4: PROJECTILES: BOWS & ARROWS Your First Primitive Bow by Tim Baker Sticks and Stones Will Make My Bow by Barry Keegan Wood Under Stress by Hari Heath The Causes of Arrow Speed by Tim Baker Southeastern Rivercane Arrow Notes by Steve Watts A Note On Primitive Bow Making: Or The Secrets of Sinew Revealed by Dick Baugh Archery In The Arctic: Part I by Errett Callahan Artcic Archery: Part II by Errett Callahan Arctic Archery: Part II by Errett Callahan On The Cutting Edge: Stone Tool Bow Making by Bart Blankenship The 30 Minute Bow by Jim Allen
SECTION 5: BUCKSKIN: ENOUGH BRAINS TO TAN YOUR HIDE Working Hides With Stone, Bone and Antler Tools by Steven Edholm A Variety of Wood, Bone and Stone Awls by Steve Watts Buckskin Babblings Edited by Alice Tulloch Subcutaneous Stitch For Buckskin by Chris Morasky Tan Your Hides With Nature's Tools by Jim Miller Brains, Bones and Hot Springs: Native American Deerskin Dressing at the Time of Contact by Matt Richards
SECTION 6: TRANSPORTATION: MOVING ALONG Primitive Travel Gear by Matt McMahon Primitive Fiber Bundle Watercraft: A Materials Primer by Steve Watts Tule Boats by Dick Baugh The Scapular Saw: A Stone and Bone Age Project by Norm Kidder Diegueno Rawhide Sandals by Paul Campbell Ga-o-wo: Building An Iroquis Elm-Bark Canoe by Michael Kerwin The Canoe Tree by D. R. Doerres Mud and Fire: Tools of the Dugout Canoe Maker by Terry Powell A Carved Boat From the Northwest Coast by Gregg Blomberg Danish Neolithic Boat Project by Errett Callahan The Ancient Coracle by Maria Louis Sidoroff Yucca and Agave Fiber Sandals of Southern California by Paul Campbell Light On The Subject of Cave Art by Maria-Louise Sidoroff Conquering The Darkness: Primitive Lighting Methods by Benjamin Pressley
SECTION 7: BACK TO BASICS: TOOLS THROUGH TIME The Lower Paleolithic by Steve Watts On The Deceptive Simplicity of Lower Paleolithic Tools by John J. Shea Paleo "Bashed" Tools: A Story by Chas. Spear The Bipolar Technique: The Simplest Way To Make Stone Tools by Errett Callahan Easy To Make "Pebble" Tools by Paul Hellweg Bow-Drill Fire Making Equipment by Steve Watts Simple Comparative Tests Between Oldowan, Abbevillian and Acheulian Technology Edited by Errett Callahan A Quick Guide to Classic Old World Paleolithic Chopper and Handaxe Forms by Steve Watts Handaxmanship by Steve Watts Hand-Drill Fire Making by Steven Edholm More On Fire by Friction by Evard Gibby Ready To Use Stone Containers by Jeff Gottlieb Bark Cordage Fishing Line by Steve Watts Making Cordage by Hand by Norm Kidder Some Shelter Concepts by Mors Kochanski
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