Dr. Steve Holen and Mark Peatrowski

Peeling and dicing Apios tubers with stone flakes specially produced by Bob Patten

George Patrick & Kathe Holen

George teaching Kathe the finer points of primitive archery, shooting one of my Osage replica sinew backed bow with primitive arrows

The "Group"

Part of the group on a Sunday morning at BCII

Basketry Group

Carl Elfgren's primitive basketry group making baskets from yucca leaves

Jane Webster beading demo

Jane is another good friend who along with Chris are two of the best around. Jane recently finished all the beading for a replica war shirt I am doing. The beading if fantastic

Atlatl

Mark Peatrowski, aka MrPeat, throwing the atlatl

Bill Ihm whipping up a gourmet delight

A retired forensic scientist who's quite at home in the primitive skills area, treated us with homemade ice cream and dutch oven mango dessert. Yum, yum!!!

Dr. Steve Holen

Steve using one of my stone mauls to show the predictability and similarity of green bone flaking to lithic flaking. Steve is one of the top paleo-archaeologists in the Plains, and is currently investigating several mammoth sites that show evidence of similar flaking on mammoth bones. The bones themselves pre-date the Clovis people, and Steve is proposing the theory that they are man-made, with a lot of compelling evidence.

Doris (the boss), and Suzie

Doris, my co-host of BCII, does a lot of work!

Marks's Paleo demo

MrPeat's great presentation on paleo technology

Bone flake used as knife

Steve Holen cutting meat with a bone flake he produced from an imitation mammoth leg bone (bovine) Works quite well

Rachel playing in the clay making pottery!

Rachel and Jenny Nixon. Jenny is a good friend who is also a fellow "plant" person

First pot

Nicole with her first primitive pot

Creative design

Working on a masterpiece

Bob Patten Knapping

Bob instructing in the usage of hammerstones

Beautiful garments

Some outstanding beading and leather work by my good friend Chris Chitwood from Wyoming

George with a piece of Smoky Hills Jasper

George Patrick with a nice piece of lithic material. George is a heck of a musician and entertained us around the campfire with his songs and harmonica

Flake tools produced by Bob Patten

The remnants of one small nodule, lithic efficiency by Bob Patten. We used the blades to cut meat and veggies for our primitive pottery cooked meal

The knapping group

An intent group observing Bob Patten demonstrating Folsom technology

The Primitive Archers

Chris Chitwood and Dave Nixon getting ready to let fly

Jack Webster & Mark Peatrowski, the last firing on Sun. night

Finishing up the primitive firing for the weekend. Everyone else has left

Rachel & Nathaniel

In the mess tent, does everyone look chilly here?

Mark's bowl

A beautiful bone-tempered bowl made by Mark Peatrowski at BC II from some Beaver Creek blue clay

Primitive Meal

Some apios tubers and buffalo meat sliced and diced with some Paleo knives produced from a core by Bob Patten, in one of my replica Central Plains cord paddle pot. It actually came out really tasty!

Carl Elfgren, a 50 year flintknapper

Carl and I have shared many a mile together on lithic procurement trips, and he was the first person I ever saw flintknap and has taught me a lot. Here he's showing a primo piece of Smoky Hills Jasper from his secret mountain source in Nebraska

BC I Charter by Scott Holmes

Beautiful ink work done by Scott Holmes from Missouri depicting scenes from BC I. Scott is an awesome artist who also does some ink designs on bows, and they are beautiful. Contact me for more info

Digging clay or Government workers?

Digging some clay for our primitive pottery plus a mini plant seminar

Flint & Steel Fire

Oscar Elfgren blowing an ember into flame. Oscar is a friend who is also a long time Muzzleloader with a lot of experience. He also fishes all over the U.S. and even takes me once in a while:)

Eden by Bob Patten

All abo Eden point by Bob Patten at BC II

Scott knapping

Scott Richert knapping. Scott is a great knapper, who also has a B.A. in anthropology. Scott will be one of our presenters for BC III.

Jack and Gene

Jack Webster and Gene Crowell knapping at BCII. Jack will be a presenter at BC III, is a great knapper and good friend. Gene is also a good friend, and a teacher who lives in my hometown. Gene is a great "bone" man, and has a collection of everything from mammoth bones, to the old bison.

Making Pottery

The Dave, Nathaniel, and Rachel Nixon creating some primitive clay masterpieces. Dave is a geologist by training, and also an excellent artist. Dave has been an organizer of the Fort Robinson Knap-In for many years.

"Venus" The God of Love

Made and fired by Dave Nixon at BC II from primitive clay

Jerusalem Artichokes

Cooked in primitive pottery made by Mark Peatrowsky. Tasted great!

Primitive Pottery Cooking

Apios tubers and artichokes boiling in the fire

Experimental Bone Tool Production by Dr. Steve Holen

Steve Holen using a stone maul and hammerstone for experimental flaking of bone for tool use. Steve is a good friend who is curator of archaeology. at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and has investigated several sites where there is good evidence that pre-Clovis people may have used the same technology on mammoth bones for tool production such as knives.