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Ballendorf

Material name: Chert
Synonyms: Jura-Hornstein, Bohnerzjaspis
Material (geologic): Eluvial Jurassic chert
Flake of Jurassic chert from Ballendorf
Foto: Elburg/van der Kroft, 2000

Locality: Ballendorf, Alb-Donau District, Suabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Synonyms: Mining sites D 26 to 28, according to the catalogue of the museum in Bochum, 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al. (eds.) 1999).
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 48° 33' 47" N
Long. 010° 05' 03" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)



click here for a detailed topografical map (44 KBytes). or here for a map with further sites in the Ulm region.
Additional information: General view of sampling area
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2000
  WhatYouSeeAbove
For a full-blown picture of this sample, click here (50 KBytes). Piece of typical chert from Ballendorf
Foto: Elburg/van der Kroft, 2000 		Nodule with typical worn-down cortex
Foto: Elburg/van der Kroft, 2000 		For a full-blown version of this picture, click here (55 KBytes).
Material and colour: N/A
For a full-blown picture of this sample, click here (47 KBytes). Prehistoric flake from Ballendorf
Foto: Elburg/van der Kroft, 2000
  surface with ample material
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2000
Archaeological description: N/A
 
Last modified on:
February 6, 2001		 Contents primarily by:
Rengert Elburg		 Comments to: