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ContributorsLi, Qiushi (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2023-11-22
ContributorsJin, Yuhui (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2024-02-01
ContributorsWilliamson, Madeline J. (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1985-09-22
ContributorsHershberger, Jay (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1989-10-21
ContributorsKlinder, Marcia C. (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1990-03-09
ContributorsMcCain, Artina (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2024-02-07
Description
This honors thesis project entailed the design, construction, and validation of a
mechanism capable of creating a consistent and controllable impact between a stone-tipped
dropper and a stone core or other arbitrary workpiece, to assist the experimental archeologist
in conducting flintknapping research which retains the essential features of hand knapping
while largely removing the large element of variation between human knappers. After the
initial design of a linear gravity-powered mechanism—or dropper device—a simplified
prototype was assembled as a proof of concept. After a modified version of the full-sized design
was assembled using insights from the prototype, impact force testing was conducted to verify
the device’s theoretical principles of operation. The validation experiment verified that the
device may be accurately controlled by varying the drop height with the square of the desired
impact force relative to an arbitrary reference drop, though it was unable to predict the
absolute magnitude of impact forces experienced by real hammerstones and cores during
knapping. The project was successful in creating a tool that may be useful for researchers to
conduct better-controlled archeology experiments, though the design may be improved with
added functionality that would allow users to more effectively control the orientation of the
striker and core.
ContributorsMukherjee, Ribhu (Author) / Grewal, Anoop (Thesis director) / Murray, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2024-05