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Papers from the Flint Mining in Prehistoric Europe session held at
European Association of Archaeologists 12th Annual Meeting Cracow,
Poland, 19th-24th September 2006. Contents: 1) Flint extraction and
processing from secondary flint deposits in the north-east of
Scotland in the Neolithic period (Alan Saville); 2) Flint working
at the early linearbandkeramik settlement of Geleen-Janskamperveld
(Marjorie E. Th. de Grooth); 3) An economy of surplus production in
the early Neolithic of Hesbaye (Belgium): Bandkeramik blade
debitage at Verlaine 'Petit Paradis' (Pierre Allard, Laurence
Burnez-Lanotte); 4) The prehistoric flint mining complex at
Spiennes (Belgium) on the occasion of its discovery 140 years ago
(Helene Collet, Anne Hauzeur, Jacek Lech); 5) A new flint mine at
Flins-sur-Seine/ Aubergenville (Yvelines, France) (Francoise
Bostyn, Francois Giligny, Adrienne Lo Carmine); 6) The Krzemionki
flint mines latest underground research 2001-2004 (Jerzy Babel); 7)
Open-cast flint mining, long blade production and long distance
exchange: an example from Bulgaria (Laurence Manolakakis); 8) Flint
mining in early Neolithic Iberia: a preliminary report on 'Casa
Montero' (Madrid, Spain) (Marta Capote, Nuria Castaneda, Susana
Consuegra,Cristina Criado, Pedro Diaz-del-Rio); 9) Intensive
extraction of non-metallic minerals during the early protohistory
in the northern half of Europe (Yoann Gauvry); 10) Ideology and
influences behind the Neolithic flint mines of the Southern Britain
(Paul Wheeler).
Seven papers from the session on Lithics and the Early and Middle
Neolithic Chronology in France given at the EAA conference in Lyon
in 2004. Work on lithic materials in the widest sense has developed
considerably over the last two decades, leading to an almost
complete renewal of methods and objectives. From the 1980s onwards
there emerged methods which have become classic: investigation of
raw materials, creation of reference collections (lithotheques),
characterization of procurement modes, studies of technology and
analyses of use-wear. Relative chronology, mainly established
through study of decorated ceramics, is still an essential aspect
of our discipline and new data have stimulated debate on the
relations between various cultural groups de fined on stylistic
grounds. This volume aims to review the contribution of lithic
studies in both France and neighbouring regions for establishing
the cultural sequences of the early and middle N Papers in French
and English.
This book presents the results of field research and experimental
archaeology on Neolithic flint axe production sites and flint mines
in the Seine valley (west from Paris) between 2000 and 2010. The
first chapter discusses the research history, the cultural and
chronological framework of axe production sites in the Paris Basin.
The second chapter presents the research results and documentation.
The raw materials for the axe production came from the flint mines
of Flins-sur-Siene, where Bartonien Flint was mined. This is the
subject of the third chapter. The site was first identified in the
1920's by amateur archaeologists. The data collected at
Flins-sur-Seine (geological context, production waste, density of
mine shafts) indicates that this mine is very similar to the mines
at Jablines. However, no excavations had thus far been carried out
at this site. The field research involved geophysical surveys and
field walking which led to the identification of workshops and
extraction sites. Chapter 4 presents the results of experiments
carried out with re-creating mineshafts in 2003. Chapter 5 presents
results of other axe workshop sites in the area. These include
excavations results and inventarisation of finds in museums. This
chapter also discusses the use and findcontext of the axes. The
final chapter is a synthesis and places the site in a wider
contextual framework. The focus lies on other sites in the Paris
basin, questions about territories, production/distribution sites.
The technological system and its structuration in terms of
specialisation and apprenticeship and its meaning among the
regional Neolithic cultures.
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