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Primitive Living Skills Article Index ABOtech.com The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Home Primitive Living Articles Permission has been granted for use of articles from The Bulletin of The Society of Primitive Technology But you are welcome to send some of your own re: Primitive Skills NEWEST ADDITION: Caveman Cannibalism Confirmed By Lauran Neergaard AP Writer News Releases and Misc Articles of Interest Old Footprints Found in French Cave Roast nut diet of the ancient vegetarians No carefree life for Mesolithic people Earliest Modern Tree Lived 370 Million Years Ago The First Americans Ancient kernel sheds light on early humans Settlers May Have Crossed Atlantic Dick Baugh- A Note on Indian Bow Making, http://www.abotech.com/Articles/Articlemain.htm (1 of 4) [10/22/2003 5:05:59 PM] Primitive Living Skills Article Index Or the Secrets of Sinew Revealed The Miracle of Fire by Friction Cordage Fiber Shredder Made From Bone Joe Bigley- Ask Aboman Bart & Robin Blankenship Card Weaving Fire Plow Paul Campbell- Sugar and Salt The Chumash Sling Judith Deel Missouri's Mississippian Legacy Steven Edholm & Tamara Wilder Hand-Drill Fire Making Cordage Thomas J Elpel The Atlatl and Dart Evard Gibby- Making Pitch Sticks Scott Jones Brief History of Gourds Norm Kidder- Making Cordage By Hand http://www.abotech.com/Articles/Articlemain.htm (2 of 4) [10/22/2003 5:05:59 PM] Primitive Living Skills Article Index W.J. Kowalski Stone Age Hand Axes Stone Age Habitats Mac Maness Soapstone Pipe Using Rivercane Hand Drill "Atlatl Bob" Perkins- Atlatl Weights Atlatl and Dart Mechanics Atlatl Archeology EFFECTS OF STONE PROJECTILE POINTS AS A MASS WITHIN THE ATLATL-AND-DART MECHANICAL SYSTEM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOW-AND-ARROW Matt Richards- Brains, Bones & Hotsprings Charles Spear- Hafting and Natural Glues Steve Watts- What Kind of Sound Does a Gourd Make ? Working Soapstone With Bone Chisels Hit Counter http://www.abotech.com/Articles/Articlemain.htm (3 of 4) [10/22/2003 5:05:59 PM] Primitive Living Skills Article Index Site provided by Skills Alive!! © 1998-2003 by Mac Maness . Any part of this site (with the exception of certain articles which have their own copyright), may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit purposes; such as sharing with friends, students, etc. However, no part of this site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form and then sold. If in doubt, contact the authors http://www.abotech.com/Articles/Articlemain.htm (4 of 4) [10/22/2003 5:05:59 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills ABOtech.com The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Man (Homo sapiens) has been successful as a species, not because he has mastered modern technologies but because he mastered the skills necessary to compete for daily survival. Each epoch in the history of man has identified at least one major skill in man's ability to change and improve his environment. These skills were basic to those beings who lived thousands and thousands of years ago and are practiced by everyone today with technical refinements and modern adaptation to fulfill our own requirements. I said that...... Mac Maness Important: This site is designed using FrontPage 2002 and Explorer Browser. If you are not using Explorer, the result may be screwy... http://www.abotech.com/Default.htm (1 of 6) [10/22/2003 5:06:15 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Let's refer to Mr. Sometimes, when we are Webster for walking through the enlightenment... There are many reasons forest, we don't see the why we do what we do... trees...I received an e- learn, practice and teach mail recently that made that point come home ab·o·rig·i·ne primitive living skills. Some of the reasons are.. clearly... (²b"…-r¹j"…-n¶) n. 1. If you are a practicing A member of the "abo", e-mail us about why "Interesting, to be sure, indigenous or earliest you "do what you do" and but what is an Abo??" known population of a we will post it. Let others region. 2. aborigines. know why the experience Lewis The flora and fauna is sooooo satisfying!! native to a geographic area. Yo... Brothers and Sisters There is to be a "Gathering" in Maryland this summer... Don't Miss It!! (click for more info) Featured Article of the Week http://www.abotech.com/Default.htm (2 of 6) [10/22/2003 5:06:15 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills The Fire Plow The Fire Plow was adapted from their book, Earth Knack: Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century, and published in the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, Issue #13, Spring 1997. If you have any questions concerning this article, please contact us What is this Abo doing? http://www.abotech.com/Default.htm (3 of 6) [10/22/2003 5:06:15 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Join your Hunter- Gatherer brothers and sisters at the RIVERCANE RENDEZVOUS April 29-May 4 near Hayesville, NC Special Guests: Robin Blankenship (of Earth Knack) and others to be announced soon http://www.abotech.com/Default.htm (4 of 6) [10/22/2003 5:06:15 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Current and Upcoming On-Line Articles Click on a link for Articles Edible and Useful Wild Plants, Abrasives and Finishes, Copper Working, Preservation of Historical and World Culture, Atlatls and Projectiles, Rabbit Sticks & Boomerangs, Tracking and Trapping, Glues & Adhesives, Navigation, Birchbark and dugout Canoes, String games, Musical Instruments, Wooden Tools, Clothing and Adornments, Environmental and Bioregional Issues, Flintknapping, Primitive Archery, Hide Tanning, Fire making, Pottery, Basketry, Archeology/Ethnography, Weaving and textiles, Cord Making, Shelter Construction, Hafting Technologies, Primitive Cooking, Primitive Lifestyles, Stone Axe Making, Bone, Antler/Horn, Tooth and Shell Technologies and many more (we hope) Visits since 1/13/99 http://www.abotech.com/Default.htm (5 of 6) [10/22/2003 5:06:15 PM] Abotech.com: The Cyber-Shelter for Primitive Living Skills Site provided by Skills Alive!! © 1998-2003 by Mac Maness . 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