Jaap Beuker
Jaap Beuker (1952) was curator of archaeology and head curator at the Drents Museum in Assen (Netherlands). Since his retirement in 2017 he has carried out research on various archaeological subjects such as flint technology and prehistoric use of exotic materials. Since the mid-1980s he has worked on the prehistoric import of flint from Heligoland. He has written several articles and books on stone artefacts and especially about the use of red and tabular Heligoland flint.
Books by Jaap Beuker
Vuurstenen Werktuigen
Technologie op het scherp van de snede
Jaap Beuker | 2010
Tot ca. 4000 jaar geleden had de mens vrijwel uitsluitend de beschikking over stenen werktuigen om zijn strijd om het bestaan succesvol te kunnen voeren. Vuursteen was zonder twijfel de meest geschikte, en daarmee meest…
Heligoland Flint in Prehistoric Europe
Characteristics, Typology, Distribution, Symbolism and Provenance
Jaap Beuker, Erik Drenth, Klaus Hirsch, Moritz Mennenga & Martin Segschneider | Forthcoming
During a considerable part of prehistory stone tools were indispensable. Flint in particular had properties that made it very suitable for making razor-sharp implements and could often, but not always, be collected locally. Hunters, gatherers…
