Tag Archives: Flint

Neolithic Axe from St. Jean d’Eyraud / Bergeracois

Posted on 12/30/2012 by Katzman

This is a flat Neolithic axe (12 cm long) from St. Jean d’Eyraud near Bergerac There are numerous open-air stations around Bergerac, both from Paleolithic and Neolithic times. Neolithic artifact types are axes, adzes, daggers, tanged or barbed arrowheads and … Continue reading →

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Stone age after the Stone age: Gunflint

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Katzman

These are gunflints from the 18th century. They were part of a flintlock mechanism, that became popular during the early modern  (http://science.howstuffworks.com/flintlock2.htm). In Germany the Duke of Brunswick was the first, who introduced flint lock rifles for his territorial troops … Continue reading →

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Quarrying and Mining

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Katzman

This is a Neolithic bifacial axe from Haute Silly, near Spiennes (Belgium), which is one of the largest Neolithic mining areas in the world, now registered in the UNESCO List. Interestingly this artifact is not made of the typical local … Continue reading →

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Geometric Engravings on the cortex of flint (Willendorf Kostenki)

Posted on 02/15/2011 by Katzman

This is an enigmantic Criss cross Pattern on a burinated blade, engraved on the cortex of flint, found at Moravany Banka and belonging to the Willendorf-Kostenki technocomplex (Displayed with different tresholds; Please click to enlarge!). During the evolution of symbolic … Continue reading →

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“Helgoland flint” Arrow

Posted on 12/26/2010 by Katzman

“Roter Feuerstein” (“red flint”) or “Helgoland flint” is occasionally found at the shores of the small archipelago of Helgoland in the North Sea. Helgoland consist of the two small islands of Helgoland and Düne. Red flint is exclusively found at Düne. The … Continue reading →

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The late Neolithic in Eastern Europe

Posted on 12/22/2010 by Katzman

Large sickles and Dagger-like thin artifacts, often made of delicate black flint and made with an advanced pressure flaking technique, are the characteristic for the late Neolithic/early Bonze Age in the East European Plain. This specimens come from the Crimea (near … Continue reading →

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La Gane Rock Shelter at Groléjac (Dordogne)

Posted on 09/19/2010 by Katzman

Groléjac is a small French village, situated near the Dordogne River. The Abri de la Gane is a rather large rock shelter which was partially destructed by the construction of a pigeonry during the early 20th century. The spoil and … Continue reading →

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Bergerac chert during the upper paleolithic

Posted on 07/18/2010 by Katzman

Some upper paleolithic surface findings made of  Bergerac chert (1: Double scraper, 2: Scraper-Burin,  4: Burin with basal notch, 5: Scraper (1,2,4,5,: Le Porget,Corbiac), 3: Projectile point (Magdalemian from Limeul) An large number of lithic raw material surveys has been conducted … Continue reading →

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