About the Instructors

Peter Ainsworth, M.S. Mr. Ainsworth graduated
from the University of Utah with a degree in
anthropology. He attended the Washington State
University (WSU) Flintknapping Field School
with Dr. Jeffrey Flenniken in 1985. He is an
expert flintknapper and has taught numerous lithic
workshops in California and Oregon over the past
20 years; including the Mammoth Lakes, CA at
White Wing. Mr. Ainsworth is an archeologist
for the Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City.

August 2009: Peter passed away earlier this month from a rapidly advancing cancer.  He was looking forward to this workshop, which was based on his vision for teaching and learning lithic technology.  Peter is deeply missed.    (link to Salt Lake Tribune obituary)

 

Robert Jackson, M.A. Mr. Jackson is an anthropology graduate from the University of California, Davis. He attended the WSU Flintknapping Field School in 1980. As a specialist on the subject, he has instructed numerous lithic technology field schools and seminars in California, Nevada, and Oregon; including the Mammoth Lakes, CA at White Wing. Mr. Jackson is an archeologist and currently the CEO of Pacific Legacy, Inc., California and Hawaii.

 

Lisa Meyer, M.A. Ms. Meyer received an M.A. from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.  Formerly with the NM State Historic Preservation Office, she now works for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.  Schooled by Ainsworth, Skinner and Jackson, she has conducted lithic analysis for 23 years.

 

Elizabeth Skinner, Ph.D. Dr. Skinner received her doctorate in anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. She attended the WSU Flintknapping Field School taught by Donald Crabtree and Dr. Flenniken in 1977, and again in 1986, with Dr. Flenniken.  Dr. Skinner is a skilled flintknapper teaching many lithic workshops over the last 20 years; including the Mammoth Lakes, CA at White Wing. She has served as lead analyst and author of dozens of flaked stone studies in the western United States. Dr. Skinner is an archeologist for the Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City.

 

Ana Steffen, Ph.D.  Dr. Steffen received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico.  Her research interests include prehistoric stone technology, obsidian analyses, forest fire effects for archaeological resources, and landscape-scale management of cultural resources. Dr. Steffen is the Cultural Resources Coordinator at the Valles Caldera National Preserve and adjunct faculty in the Anthropology Department, University of New Mexico; she currently serves as president of the International Association of Obsidian Studies.

Greater Southwest Lithic Technology Workshop

CANCELLED

Valles Caldera National Preserve