Name:

Lousberg flint : 3D documentation

Other names:

Lousbergfeuerstein ; Flint from the Vetschauer Kalk

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

flint mine Lousberg; a hill near Aachen

Location- administrative unit (present):

Aachen, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany

Topographic location:

hill in the northern part of the city of Aachen (Aix-en-Chapelles)

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Characteristics of the object- colour:

10YR 4/2 4/3 4/4

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

0 - non - transparent

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

medium- and fine-crystalline; contrasting colour between the core and the zone directly under the core; light banding; lighter spots of medium size; sometimes visible small fossil fragments

Characteristics of the object- luster:

matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

rough, irregular, up to 10 mm thick

Characteristics of the object- transition:

blurred

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

78 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

35 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

50 mm

Characteristics of the object- diameter:

93 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

191,8 g

Object description:

Neolithic flint mine; dated to around 3500-3000 BC. Lousberg is a levelled hill located north of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in western Germany. The raw material occurs in form of plates and flat concretions. It was known to primeval societies since Upper Paleolithic. Most spread in Neolithic. Used above all for making axe cutting edges

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Lech, Jacek

Accession number:

0288/FLI/DE

Chronology:

Upper Cretaceous (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