Name:

Ożarów flint : 2D documentation

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

Ożarów

Location- administrative unit (present):

Ożarów, Opatów district, Świętokrzyskie province

Topographic location:

northeastern edging of Świętokrzyskie Mountains

Hydrographic network:

Vistula (Central part of the Vistula basin)

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Lower Turonian

Characteristics of the object- colour:

10YR 6/1 5/1 4/1

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

0 - non - transparent

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

homogenous silica matrix, dark grey colour. In the matrix light blurred speckles

Characteristics of the object- luster:

matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

rough, limestone layer

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:

48 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

14 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

45 mm

Characteristics of the object- diameter:

48 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

30,7 g

Object description:

Flint mine „behind the Potters” in Ożarów dated to the Bronze Age. Flint occurs in layers or concretions. It is grey and spotted. In some parts it takes brown shades with light fuzzy dots or streaks. It doesn't contain cortex, only thin layers of limestone. The average size of concretion osscilates between 10 to 20 cm. The surface is uneven

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Lech, Jacek

Accession number:

0233/FLI/PL

Chronology:

Turonian

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