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Eben-Emael flint

Material name: Eben-Emael flint
Synonyms: Lanaye flint
Material (geologic): Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) flint

Grey flint from Eben-Emael
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Felder & Bosch 2000 and Slotta 1980b
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Banks of flint in situ
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Eben-Emael
Locality: Eben-Emael, Liège/Luik/Lüttich Province, Belgium
Synonyms: N/A
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 00° 00' 00" N
Long. 000° 00' 00" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

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Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Modern flint kanpping site
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: The flint tower of Eben-Ezer
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Sampling information: N/A
  Banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Small flake of local flint with banding under the cortex
size: 52 mm
Rijckholt Feuerstein
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Large flake of Rijckholt-type flint from the top bank at Eben-Emael
size: 120 mm
  Opaque flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Small piece of opaque, light coloured flint
size: 33 mm
Rijckholt Feuerstein
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Clouded flint from the main bank in the Lanaye chalk
size: 96 mm
Sample description: N/A
  Banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Piece of completely banded flint
size: 62 mm
Patchy flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Patchy flint from knapping waste heap
length: 68 mm
  Calcite inclusions
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Dense, light flint with calcitic inclusions
length: 90 mm
Rijckholt Feuerstein
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Coarse, more Valkenburg-like flint
size: 57 mm

 

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