Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skill - From the Society of Primitive Technology [Paperback]

David Wescott (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 2001

The Stone Age is the common denominator of mankind, and through experimental archeology-the relearning and replication of ancient skills-we take a step of discovery and understanding into this rich past. In this collection, drawn from the pages of the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, learn to create tools to fabricate more complex technologies; master the arts of the bow and arrow; build a shelter or fashion clothing from fibers or buckskin. < /p>

Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills provides the guide to rediscovery of the skills and crafts that bind us all into this great human family. < /p>

David Wescott is author of Camping in the Old Style and editor of Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills. Formerly education director for the Boulder Outdoor School, he has been a leading figure in wilderness education for more than thirty years. He lives with his wife in Rexburg, Idaho.

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Contents Introduction Food Sources Containers Projectiles Buckskin Transportation Back to Basics

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Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills continues the tradition of preserving this heritage. Through this collection, assemble from the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, we step into the past to relearn old ways, and share them with the future. Learn to create stone tools that may be used to fabricate more complex technologies. Master the art of the bow and arrow, and the preparation of food. Build a shelter or fashion clothing from fibers or buckskin. Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills will guide you to a better understanding of the skills and crafts that bind us all into this great human family.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (August 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586850989
• ISBN-13: 978-1586850982
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended by a Paleotechnologist!!!, April 18, 2004

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Jurgen Wegter (NORWAY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skill - From the Society of Primitive Technology (Paperback)

This book together with the first book: A Book of Earth Skills from the same author, will show you nearly everything you need to know on primitive technology.
Buy the " Naked into the Wilderness" books written by the McPhersons as well and your library on the subject is complete.
No better books available then these four!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Books that keep on giving, January 18, 2007

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T. A. Tugnett (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skill - From the Society of Primitive Technology (Paperback)

I recently purchased Primitive Tech. and Primitive Tech II as a set. The information found in these books are priceless! These two books alone could keep you busy this life time and into the next. A great foundation of resourses into learning to live with the land and the resourses that are found around you. Just the historical aspect of the books are worth a read!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quality., September 27, 2010

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This review is from: Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skill - From the Society of Primitive Technology (Paperback)

I work in the outdoor education and primitive technology field and can personally account for the quality instruction offered by many of the authors in this work. I am a contributing writer to the Bulletin of Primitive Technology and am proud to be a part of the preservation and proliferation of ancient skills and wisdom. Less for the "survival situation" -- though certainly important! -- and moreso for the honest self-reflection found within the integrity of these arts, I recommend the study of earthskills.