Identification of Lithic Implements of Contemporary Manufacture

Abstract

With an increasing number of flint knappers producing stone implements in an effort to study the techniques used by prehistoric man, there is a possibility that these specimens will ultimately find their way into collections and be regarded as prehistoric artifacts. This danger can be largely eliminated if the knappers will use a small diamond nib to inscribe their initials and the last two digits of the year of manufacture on the specimens.