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Falster flint

Material name: Falster flint
Synonyms: Banded Nordic flint
Material (geologic): Upper Cretaceous flint

Detail of banded Falster flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Petersen 1999
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Very diverse flints at Hasselø
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Hasselø
Locality: Hasselø, Falster Island, Denmark
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 404.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 54° 43' 43" N
Long. 011° 52' 41" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

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Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Flint-littered fields
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
  Our impression of the place as a flint source
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Flake of banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Fresh flake of typical "banded nordic flint"
length: 114 mm
Faintly banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Very faintly banded flint from Falster
size: 70 mm
  Slightly coloured piece of flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Piece of slightly secondary coloured flint
size: approx. 45 mm
Flint with chalky core
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Piece of grey Nordic flint with chalky core
length: 82 mm
  Typical grey baltic flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Piece of fine, grey Baltic flint
size: 49 mm
 
Sample description: N/A


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Hasselø-North
Locality: Hasselø-North, Falster Island, Denmark
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 403.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 54° 44' 00" N
Long. 011° 52' 20" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

In cooperation with our technical partner I/O-graph, we offer a transformation-service for the coordinates of the sampled sites. Just click here to send a mail.

Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Flint-covered waterside
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Striped flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Striped flint from Hasselø
size: 58 mm
Faintly banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Flake of faintly banded flint
size: 57 mm
  Fine grey flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Fresh flake of very fine grey material
size: 63 mm
Very light flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Somewhat atypical, very light homogeneous flint
size: 57 mm
  Coarse flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Coarser flint with numerous inclusions
length: 70 mm
Flint with dark band under cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Grey flint with darker band under the cortex
size: 67 mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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