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Welcome to the Atelier Paleo
Creation of prehistoric and primitive-inspired knives, with flint or obsidian blades knapped according to the same gestures as our ancestors.
Manufacture replicas of archaeological artefacts, including flint arrowheads, bifaces, axe blades and various other prehistoric tools.
Organization of activities and workshops for children and adults, introducing them to prehistoric lifestyles and practices.
Teaching trainees prehistoric techniques such as flint knapping, friction fire-making, and working with materials such as reindeer antler, bone and vegetable wood.
Experimentation of prehistoric techniques is at the heart of my life.
Yannick Kepinski
In order to satisfy my passion for prehistory and prehistoric men, and to transmit it as well as possible, I practice several disciplines: prehistoric craftsman, art cutler, prehistoric speaker and training master.
This love for prehistory and prehistoric techniques has always animated me.
It was in 1999 that everything began. To train.
In 2000 I met Laurent Bernat at the Archaeological Park of Beynac. This meeting will remain the most striking and the most exciting.
In 2004 I created my workshop which will later take the name of Paleo.
I devoted a lot of time to flintknapping and cutlery. Too much perhaps!
But it is vast, complex and represents a challenge that will animate me for a long time...
Today, I devote a lot of time to the popularization of prehistory by working with children in the extracurricular framework.
2023. Having some worries, my activity of creation of prehistoric pieces and flintknapper are put on hold for several months because, I must first find a place to install my workshop.
Beautiful prehistory to you,
Yannick.
Publications
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Does it cut?
Est-ce que ça coupe ? Une question qui revient souvent. Voici notre reportage vidéo de découpe de la viande avec un couteau en silex.
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Stylish knives
A collection of small, practical and affordable knives, inspired by archaeological finds such as the Ötzi knife, with a soft deerskin sheath.
