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Donald E. Crabtree Lithic Technology Collection

Archive of experimental flintknapping, research, and correspondence

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Collection Contents

3154 Artifacts
Images and 3D models of lithic artifacts collected or created by Crabtree.

4389 Archival Items
Digitized materials from the Crabtree archives including photographs, slides, and documents.

Artifact Material Types

obsidian ignimbrite cryptocrystalline silicate chalcedony glass flint chert jasper basalt agate quartzite dark purple glass claystone vitrophyre novaculite

Archives Subjects

professional correspondence flintknapping lithic technology travel experimental archaeology typewritten personal correspondence stone tools field school publications (documents) conferences nature photography health anonymous people handwritten

Donald E. Crabtree Lithic Technology Collection

The Crabtree Lithic Technology Collection is a unique representation of Donald Crabtree's lifelong work with lithic technology, demonstrating Crabtree's creativity and innovation in flintknapping as well as reflecting the knowledge and practices of Native and Indigenous people from around the world.

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