Silk screen printing is a technique used to transfer a stencilled design onto a flat surface using a mesh screen, ink and a squeegee. The basic method consists on creating a stencil on a fine mesh screen and then pushing ink (or paint) through to create an imprint of the design. So, the complete process would be: 3. A stencil is made out of a sheet of silk that is stretched across a frame, 1. A design is drawn directly onto the silk, or an area of the silk is "blocked out" with glue, gum arabic, or shellac. 2. The silk stencil is placed against the surface that is to be printed. 4. A squeegee is used to push ink through the mesh in the unblocked areas of the silk onto the surface below.
Europe's most remarkable Neolithic sites was uncovered by archaeologists near the border of Finland and Russia. The site included the remains of over 70 ancient settlements, but possibly the most intriguing discovery was a group of small rock carvings on the shores of Lake Onega.
