Prehistoric Experiences with Will Lord:

Born in 1970, Will Lord grew up on the English Heritage site of Grimes Graves, a prehistoric flint mine in Norfolk, where his parents were custodians for many years.

With a strong family history of archaeology & flint knapping, Will continued & progressed the tradition, becoming the leading expert on prehistoric survival skills.

Now married and with a young son, the Lord family live near Bury St. Edmunds in England.

Areas of Expertise:

Will Lord spent many years perfecting the art of flint knapping and is expert at producing stone tools such as hand axes & arrowheads.

Additionally, Will Lord is an experienced bowyer, making both Medieval Longbows & primitive bow & arrow designs, based on archaeological evidence. Will Lord's bows are often seen featured in TV documentaries.

Will Lord excels in all aspects of primitive survival techniques including prehistoric cooking, preparing & using animal hides, butchery, cordage and shelters. In fact covering the entire spectrum of skills needed to survive any time before the end of the Bronze Age.

As an experienced prehistoric re-enactor & experimental archaeologist, Will Lord has rediscovered the secrets of our ancestors who were after all, the original survival experts.

Will Lord is also works as instructor and has been hired by many of the UK's top Bushcraft companies, (such as Ray Mears), to bring his unique expertise to their range of courses.

Recent work includes helping to prepare Walking The Amazon's TV presenter Ed Stafford, for his new TV series 'Naked And Marooned' where Ed has to survive from a dead start situation, using only the materials within his environment.