If you're an archer interested in learning flintknapping to craft your own arrowheads, several renowned workshops and centers across North America offer hands-on instruction in this ancient skill. Here's a curated list of opportunities:
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center – Tucson, Arizona
Offers workshops where participants learn to make arrowheads and spear points using traditional methods, guided by expert instructors.
DeSoto State Park – Alabama
Part of the "Serious Skills Series," this workshop teaches how to create stone projectile points similar to those used by traditional cultures.
Rocky Mountain Folk School – Colorado
Offers a "Flint Knapping 101" class where participants craft stone tools and arrowheads while learning about traditional North American techniques.
The Primitive Arts – Alabama
Provides workshops teaching the removal of flakes and shaping stone into arrowheads, with participants taking home their finished pieces.
Art of Ishi – Michigan
Offers 1-day workshops and classes for beginning to intermediate flintknappers, focusing on making arrowheads and spear points using traditional methods.
