Primitive Technology II : Ancestral Skills from the Society of Primitive Technology

Section 1 - INTRODUCTION Searching The Past When the People Gather 2(2) David Wescott Collective Vision and Our Evolving Culture 4(2) Catherine St. John Metaphors For Living: Questing For Insights 6(2) Tom Elpel Primitive Technology and The ``New'' Archaeology 8(2) Maria-Louise Sidoroff Field Archaeology 10(1) John White Random Thoughts on Tradition vs. Technology 11(2) Norm Kidder Artifacts and Ethics 13(1) Thomas J. Elpel Ethics and Collecting: A Question 14(2) David Wescott Section 2 - FOOD SOURCES Eating To Live Slim, Trim and Paleo-Indian: Why Our Diets Are Killing Us 16(4) Vaughn Bryant, Jr. Wild Plant Economics 20(4) Thomas J. Elpel Roast of the Century: Mescal and The Mescalero Apache 24(3) Mark Rosacker with Susan Burneson Burning and Scraping: A Southeastern Indian Corn Mortar 27(1) Steve Watts Aboriginal Cookery 28(5) Alice Ross Various Food Gathering Methods 33(1) Charles Spear Trapping: Take A New/Old Look 34(3) Matt McMahon ``Rocking On'' With The Paiute Deadfall: Its Prehistory, Construction and Use 37(9) Jim Riggs Sampson Post Deadfall 46(1) James Andal Reflections On a Rabbit Stick 47(2) Jim Allen Southeastern Indian Rabbit Sticks 49(1) Steve Watts More On Rabbit Sticks 50(2) David Wescott Section 3 - CONTAINERS Holding It All Together Introduction to Ceramic Replication 52(2) Maria-Louise Sidoroff Primitive Pottery Firing: Lenape Indian Village 54(2) Maria-Louise Sidoroff A Method For Firing Primitive Pottery 56(1) Evard Gibby Various Containers 57(1) David Wescott How To Cook In Primitive Pottery 58(3) Errett Callahan An Introduction to NW Coast Woodwork 61(6) Gregg Blomberg Southeastern Indian Gourd Buckets 67(1) Steve Watts Barking Up The Right Tree...Construction of The Juniper Bark Berry Basket 68(8) Jim Riggs Make A Mountain Bark Basket 76(3) Doug Elliott Variation On A Theme: Aspen Bark Containers 79(1) David Wescott Bark Canteens: Carrying Water Primitively 80(4) Anthony Follari The Uses of Birch Bark 84(1) Jim Miller Pinch Pots 85(3) Charles Spear Section 4 - PROJECTILES Bows and Arrows Your First Primitive Bow 88(9) Tim Baker Sticks and Stones Will Make My Bow 97(7) Barry Keegan Wood Under Stress 104(3) Hari Heath The Causes of Arrow Speed 107(7) Tim Baker Southeastern Rivercane Arrow Notes 114(3) Steve Watts A Note On Primitive Bow Making: Or The Secrets of Sinew Revealed 117(2) Dick Baugh Archery In The Arctic - Part I 119(4) Errett Callahan Arctic Archery - Part II 123(5) Errett Callahan Arctic Archery Part III 128(6) Errett Callahan On The Cutting Edge: Stone Tool Bow Making 134(4) Bart Blankenship The 30 Minute Bow 138(2) Jim Allen Section 5 - BUCKSKIN Enough Brains To Tan Your Hide Working Hides With Stone, Bone and Antler Tools 140(3) Steven Edholm A Variety of Wood, Bone and Stone Awls 143(1) Steve Watts Buckskin Babblings - Edited By 144(6) Alice Tulloch Subcutaneous Stitch For Buckskin 150(1) Chris Morasky Tan Your Hides With Nature's Tools 151(2) Jim Miller Brains, Bones and Hot Springs: Native American Deerskin Dressing at the Time of Contact 153(11) Matt Richards Section 6 - TRANSPORTATION Moving Along Primitive Travel Gear 164(3) Matt McMahon Primitive Fiber Bundle Watercraft: A Materials Primer 167(4) Steve Watts Tule Boats 171(4) Dick Baugh The Scapular Saw: A Stone and Bone Age Project 175(1) Norm Kidder Diegueno Rawhide Sandals 176(1) Paul Campbell Ga-o-wo: Building An Iroquis Elm-Bark Canoe 177(5) Michael Kerwin The Canoe Tree 182(1) D.R. Doerres Mud and Fire: Tools of the Dugout Canoe Maker 183(8) Terry Powell A Carved Boat From the Northwest Coast 191(4) Gregg Blomberg Danish Neolithic Boat Project 195(2) Errett Callahan The Ancient Coracle 197(1) Maria Louis Didoroff Yucca and Agave Fiber Sandals of Southern California 198(6) Paul Campbell Light On The Subject of Cave Art 204(3) Maria-Louise Sidoroff Conquering The Darkness: Primitive Lighting Methods 207(5) Benjamin Pressley Section 7 - BACK TO BASICS Tools Through Time The Lower Paleolithic 212(1) Steve Watts On The Deceptive Simplicity of Lower Paleolithic Tools 213(2) John J. Shea Paleo ``Bashed'' Tools - A Story 215(2) Chas. Spear The Bipolar Technique: The Simplest Way To Make Stone Tools 217(4) Errett Callahan Easy To Make ``Pebble'' Tools 221(3) Paul Hellweg Bow-Drill Fire Making Equipment 224(1) Steve Watts Simple Comparative Tests Between Oldowan, Abbevillian and Acheulian Technology 225(3) Errett Callahan A Quick Guide To Classic Old World Paleolithic Chopper and Handaxe Forms 228(2) Steve Watts Handaxemanship 230(6) Steve Watts Hand-Drill Fire Making 236(3) Steven Edholm More On Fire By Friction 239(1) Evard Gibby Ready To Use Stone Containers 239(1) Jeff Gottlieb Bark Cordage Fishing Line 240(1) Steve Watts Making Cordage By Hand 241(4) Norm Kidder Some Shelter Concepts 245 Mors Kochanski