Name:

Flint from Spiennes : 2D documentation

Other names:

Silex de Spiennes

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

Spiennes

Location- administrative unit (present):

Spiennes, Mons district, Hainaut province, Walona region, Belgium

See the map:

N50 25 50.772 E3 58 43.644

Hydrographic network:

the site is crossed by rivers Trouille and Wampe, left tributaries of river Haine

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtiant)

Characteristics of the object- colour:

7 YR 4/0, 5/0, 6/0

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

non - transparent or occasionally slightly transparent by the edges of the specimen

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

nonhomogenous structure, with lighter spots of different size

Characteristics of the object- luster:

matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

thin up to 1 mm thickness, rough, chalky/mealy

Characteristics of the object- transition:

clear

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

49 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

32 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

127 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

254,8 g

Object description:

Raw material samples, geological deposit in the area of modern mine (Western Quarry of OMYA company in Harmignies) in the vicinity of prehistoric flint mine at Spiennes

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Werra, Dagmara H.

Accession number:

0184/FLI/BE

Chronology:

Maastrichtian

Relation:

Atlas skał

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open