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The Flint Mines of Southern E ngland and Their Continental Origins

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ID11446396
AuthorsJon Baczkowski (0000-0002-0693-3106, 35 Gordon Road Buxted East Sussex TN22 4LG, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume33
Issue2
Pages135-153
Publication date2014-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ojoa.12031
OpenAlexW2113469133
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited23

Since the discovery of prehistoric flint mines across E urope during the nineteenth century, mining has been recognized as a central component of the N eolithic ‘package’. In the south of B ritain a small group of mines date to the early fourth millennium BC , posing a problem for traditional interpretations of the E arly N eolithic, as they appear a significant period of time before other N eolithic monuments. This paper will look at evidence preserved in the mines of southern E ngland, examining whether these sites demonstrate flint‐mining techniques already practised in Continental E urope. Central to the research is a notion that complex activities, such as mining, involve long periods of trial and error before evolving into an accomplished working methodology

Archaeology · Art · Geography · Period (music · Prehistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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