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Isolino Virginia

Material name: Varese flint
Synonyms: N/A
Material (geologic): presumably Cretaceous flint

Detail of yellow flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Barfield 1999) 
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Assorted cultural material from the prehistoric site
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A

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Isolino Virginia
Locality: Isola Virginia, Varese province, Lombardy, Italy
Synonyms: Isolino di Varese.
Geographical description: View from the sampling location towards the probable source
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 48' 43" N
Long. 008° 43' 08" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: View towards Isolino Virginia
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: House rules on the island
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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  Brown flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Small prehistoric flake of brownish flint
size: 23 mm 		Stiped flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Multicoloured, faintly striped flint
size: 22 mm
  Red flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Red, radiolarite-like flint with cortex
size: 30 mm 		Yellow flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Homogeneous yellowish flint
size: 28 mm
Sample description: N/A
  Rough-out
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Discarded rough-out of red flint
length: 53 mm 		Flint with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Flake of light brownish flint with thin cortex
length: 32 mm

 
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