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Date: | Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:14:33 -0700 |
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A question on the subject of building materials --- I've just returned from a
short visit to France where spent most of my time focused on palaeolithic caves
and stone tools. Naturally I spent alot of time looking at wonderful objects
made from what the French call "silex." Having the image of silex handaxes
still fresh in mind, I also visited the English town of Canterbury and was
surprised to find there original walls faced with what looked for all the world
like debitage. I was told they call these walls "flints." They are attractive,
a mottled charcoal grey or black and quite sharp to touch---I imagine nasty to
climb. Is someone out there familiar with flint wall construction? Please
forgive my California-born ignorance -- are there such structures in the U.S.?
Couldn't help wondering if the flints used might have--inadvertantly?--included
prehistoric flint artifacts. Any known cases of this?
Anne Stoll, Behavioral Sciences
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA 91750
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