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Flint mining is the process of extracting flint from underground. Flint mines can be as simple as a pit on the surface or an area of quarrying, or it
Flint_mining
Cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz
made of another material). This process is referred to as knapping. Flint mining is attested since the Paleolithic, but became more common since the Neolithic
Flint
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Poland
complexes of prehistoric flint mines in Europe together with Grime's Graves in England and Spiennes in Belgium. The flint mining in Krzemionki began about
Krzemionki
Archaeological site in Belgium
of Mons. The site is dotted with millions of scraps of worked flint and numerous mining pits, that Neolithic settlers have gradually turned into vertical
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Neolithic_flint_mines_of_Spiennes
Extracting chalk from deposits by mining
tunnels. Denehole Rügen chalk "Subsidence & Collapse Geohazards: Chalk & Flint Mining". Retrieved 27 January 2017. "Chalk Mines | KURG". www.kurg.org.uk. Archived
Chalk_mining
October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020. "Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on
List of World Heritage Sites in Poland
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Poland
Archaeological site in Ohio, United States
Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve is a Native American flint quarry located in Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio, about 3 miles (5 km)
Flint_Ridge_State_Memorial
Public health crisis in Flint, Michigan
The Flint water crisis was a public health crisis from 2014 to 2019 which involved the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan, being contaminated
Flint_water_crisis
T-shaped hand tool used for prying, digging and as a impromptu weapon
"pickaxe". Online Etymology Dictionary. "Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves". ingenious.org.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012. Tooth,
Pickaxe
Ignition system for early firearms
large scale flint mining in the Neolithic area. In 1804, Brandon was supplying over 400,000 flints a month to the British military. However flint knappers
Flintlock_mechanism
Flint mine
Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England. It lies 8 km (5.0 mi) north east from Brandon, Suffolk in the East of England
Grime's_Graves
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
Mining is the extraction of geological materials and minerals from Earth's surface. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through
Mining
Archaeological culture
gathering and fishing. In this culture flint mining was also present. People needed good-quality and large enough flint raw material sufficient for their tools
Janisławice_culture
Archaeological site in Michigan, United States
included in the Pi-wan-go-ning Prehistoric District. The quarry provided flint used in tool-making from the Early Archaic through Late Woodland periods
Pewangoing_Quarry
Uninhabited Pacific coral island - Part of Kiribati
workers still mining guano, from a temporary camp, but the guano was of poor quality and rarely sold. During the 1974 Line Islands expedition, Flint Island was
Flint_Island
Skull projections found in deer
Case, Arrows and Quiver". Brooklyn Museum. "Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved
Antler
United States historic place
as the Lynch Knife River Flint Quarry, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 32DU526, is a historic pre-Columbian flint quarry located near Dunn
Lynch_Quarry_site
Village in Devon, England
Character Assessment" (PDF). eastdevon.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2019. "Flint Mining in Beer - Visit Beer, Devon". Visit Beer, Devon. Retrieved 11 January
Beer,_Devon
Archaeological site in Michigan, United States
Places in 1973. The sites in the district include several places where flint was quarried. They are all located along the shore of Lake Michigan, with
Pi-wan-go-ning Prehistoric District
Pi-wan-go-ning_Prehistoric_District
Topics referred to by the same term
Glacier, Antarctica Grimes Ridge, Antarctica Grime's Graves, a Neolithic flint mining complex in England Grimes (surname) Benjamin Franklin Davis (1832–1863)
Grimes_(disambiguation)
Romanian archaeologist
this prehistoric culture. He is also known for having discovered the flint mining settlement at the Piatra Tomii archaeological site. [1] Archived 2011-07-22
Cristian_Popa
U.S. national monument in Texas
River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high-quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates flint through the
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Alibates_Flint_Quarries_National_Monument
Prehistoric sites near Worthing, West Sussex, England
important mining industries in the UK during the Neolithic and is thought to have been used into the Bronze Age, and later the Iron Age though flint mining probably
Cissbury_Ring
Cultural and historic region of England
above Worthing was one of Britain's largest and most important flint-mining centres. The flints were used to help fell trees for agriculture. The oldest of
Sussex
State of Australia
manufacturing and mining industries. Evidence of human activity in South Australia dates back as far as 20,000 years, with flint mining activity and rock
South_Australia
Forest in the United Kingdom
environment was itself man-made, since the area had been denuded by flint-mining, the construction of rabbit warrens and other activities. Grime's Graves
Thetford_Forest
Town and borough in West Sussex, England
and largest flint-mining area, with four of the UK's 14 known flint mines lying within 7 miles (11 km) of the centre of Worthing. The flint mine at Cissbury
Worthing
Pyrophoric alloy whose primary components are cerium and iron
rods, and flint-spark-lighters) are commonly used as an emergency firelighting device in survival kits. The ferrocerium is referred to as a "flint" in this
Ferrocerium
Prehistoric human occupation of Britain
Silbury Hill, which building reached its peak at this time. Industrial flint mining begins, such as that at Cissbury and Grimes Graves, along with evidence
Prehistoric_Britain
to the flint mines of the Wadi al-Sheikh" (PDF). In Weisgerber, Gerd (ed.). Stone Age – Mining Age. Proceedings of the VIII International Flint Symposium
Ancient Egyptian flint jewelry
Ancient_Egyptian_flint_jewelry
Forest in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
isolate various ways of obtaining raw material by contemporary people. Flint mining was carried out by digging deep pits (so-called pit mines) or by cutting
Knyszyn_Forest
North-central European culture around 4300–2800 BCE
pigs and goats, but there was also hunting and fishing. There was also flint mining (in the Malmö region) and collection of flintstone (Świętokrzyskie Mountains)
Funnelbeaker_culture
Central Europe. In the 5th millennium BC There was already underground mining of flint and copper ores. Guided tours of the mine are available. The stone-carved
Emilianus-Stollen
Village in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
east of the regional capital Kielce. The Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland
Sudół,_Ostrowiec_County
Voivodeship of Poland
World Heritage Site in the voivodeship: Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region (listed as both) Kraków Bishops Palace and Kielce Cathedral Henryk
Świętokrzyskie_Voivodeship
Engineering discipline
For example, high-quality flint found in northern France and southern England were used to set fire and break rock. Flint mines have been found in chalk
Mining_engineering
Dutch paleoanthropologist (1858–1940)
doi:10.1525/aa.2003.105.1.77. ISSN 0002-7294. "Summary: Prehistorical flint-mining in the Netherlands: Rijckholt (Ryckholt) - St. Geertruid". Vuursteenmijnen
Eugène_Dubois
1587 Myanmar Bagan Cultural 1588 Poland Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region Cultural 1599 Portugal Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica
List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_by_year_of_inscription
Protected area in Essex, England
English Heritage as medieval or post-medieval and were used for chalk or flint mining. The origin of these deneholes is discussed by Tony Benton. There appears
Hangman's_Wood_and_Deneholes
Place in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
figure at St. Florian square (1776). Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland
Ostrowiec_Świętokrzyski
Late Jurassic limestone outcrop
county, Romania. It is most well known for the Chalcolithic to Bronze Age flint mining settlement located on and near to the hill. The settlement is late Chalcolithic
Piatra_Tomii
English archaeologist (1912–1994)
Aerial photograph of Grime's Graves, a Neolithic flint-mining site in Norfolk
Kenneth_St_Joseph
Town in Suffolk, England
From prehistoric times the area was mined for flint as can be seen at Grime's Graves, a Neolithic flint mining complex. At Staunch Meadow in the 1980s, archaeologists
Brandon,_Suffolk
Australian chemist
Cave with John Mulvaney, establishing the Pleistocene dates for the flint mining site at Koonalda Cave, and the shell midden material at Rocky Cape in
Anne_Bermingham
Stone circle in Cumbria, England
Schauer, Peter (2020). "New Radiocarbon Dates Show Early Neolithic Date of Flint-mining and Stone Quarrying in Britain" (PDF). Radiocarbon. Cambridge University
Castlerigg_stone_circle
Hillfort in Wiltshire, England
enlarged ditch, increased the height of the bank. The site was disturbed by flint mining between 1896 and 1900. The archaeologist A. D. Passmore collected "everything
Liddington_Castle
major industry of this period was flintstone mining. One of the largest Neolithic (middle to late periods) flint mines in Europe with over 700 vertical shafts
Stone_Age_Poland
County in Indiana, United States
value to the early humans because of the abundance of flint. There is evidence of flint mining in local caves as early as 2000 BCE; the stone was used
Harrison_County,_Indiana
Archaeological site
Montanari, E.; Paul, M.; Ronen, A.; Weiner, S.; Boaretto, E. (2004-05-17). "Flint mining in prehistory recorded by in situ -produced cosmogenic 10 Be". Proceedings
Qesem_Cave
Road in East Anglia, England
this stretch the road passes close to Grimes Graves, a large Neolithic flint mining complex. At Mundford the A1065 crosses the A134 Colchester to King's
A1065_road
Age copper mines and an Iron Age hill fort. Grime's Graves, Neolithic flint mining complex. The Ridgeway, ancient trackway. Sweet Track, ancient causeway
List of prehistoric structures in Great Britain
List_of_prehistoric_structures_in_Great_Britain
from the prehistoric mining activity. All around these structures flint workshops were noticed, represented by scatters of flint flakes and blades among
Mining_in_India
Style of large stone and flint tools
Neolithic (alternatively, Gigantolithic) is a style of large stone and flint tools (or industry) associated primarily with the Qaraoun culture in the
Heavy_Neolithic
Book by David Lewis-Williams
religious beliefs of the period. Exploring ritual elements to the act of flint mining at such sites as Grimes Graves, they discuss the potential shamanic symbolism
Inside_the_Neolithic_Mind
English psychic medium (1911–1994)
cemetery gardener. Flint was a conscientious objector in World War II, serving in the Non-Combatant Corps before being seconded to coal-mining. The first public
Leslie_Flint
List of scheduled monuments in the county of Norfolk, England
47585°N 0.67541°E / 52.47585; 0.67541 2600–2300 BC Large Neolithic flint mining complex. Wymondham Abbey 52°34′14″N 1°06′27″E / 52.57062°N 1.10749°E
Scheduled monuments in Norfolk
Scheduled_monuments_in_Norfolk
Knapped stone tools are made from cryptocrystalline materials such as chert, flint, radiolarite, chalcedony, obsidian, basalt, and quartzite via a splitting
Stone_tool
Geology phenomenon
sedentary and built-up human habitat, digging of shafts in the subsoil for flint mining, then seed silos and shafts or galleries for the exploitation of metal
Artificialization
Archaeology of Norfolk, England
as a crop mark Neolithic Industry Grimes Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex near Brandon close to the border between Norfolk and Suffolk
Prehistoric_Norfolk
Krzemionki. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, page 9. "Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 August 2019. "Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral
List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Europe
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Eastern_Europe
This is a Timeline of South Australian history. 18,000 BC: Evidence of flint mining activity and rock art in the Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain. 1627:
Timeline of South Australian history
Timeline_of_South_Australian_history
Village and parish in Surrey, England
parish. It was used by early traders of flint and stone implements and there is evidence of Stone Age flint mining in the neighbouring village of Horsley
Effingham,_Surrey
Stone tool manufacturing
Schauer, Peter (2020). "New Radiocarbon Dates Show Early Neolithic Date of Flint-mining and Stone Quarrying in Britain" (PDF). Radiocarbon. 62 (1). Cambridge
Langdale_axe_industry
Seatearth is a British coal mining term that is used in the geological literature. As noted by Jackson, a seatearth is the layer of sedimentary rock underlying
Seatearth
Israeli archaeologist
P. Montanari; Paul, M.; Ronen, A.; Weiner, S.; Boaretto, E. (2004). "Flint Mining in Prehistory Recorded by in Situ Produced Cosmogenic 10 Be". Proceedings
Avi_Gopher
important flint-mining centres. These extensive flint mines which include the considerable mines at Cissbury are in many ways comparable to the vast flint mines
History_of_Worthing
Topics referred to by the same term
flint rubble, also known as kibble in East Devon, used to consolidate ground a large bucket, as used to raise ore from a mine shaft, see shaft mining
Kibble
Mining archaeology is a specific field well-developed in the British Isles during recent decades. A reason of ongoing interest in this field is the particular
Mining archaeology in the British Isles
Mining_archaeology_in_the_British_Isles
National park in Kentucky, United States
the Mammoth–Flint Ridge Cave System since 1972, when a connection was discovered between Mammoth Cave and the even longer system under Flint Ridge to the
Mammoth_Cave_National_Park
In the United Kingdom, coal mining dates back to Roman times and occurred in many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with
Coal mining in the United Kingdom
Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom
Novel series
co-written, and coordinated by American author Eric Flint and published by Baen Books. Following Eric Flint's death in 2022, Charles E. Gannon was named the
1632_series
2000 novel by Eric Flint
published in 2000, is an alternate history novel by American author Eric Flint, the initial novel in the best-selling series of the same name. The flagship
1632_(novel)
from the Chester and Holyhead Railway at or near to Rhyl in the County of Flint to the Town of Denbigh in the County of Denbigh, to be called "The Vale
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1856
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1856
Archeological site in West Sussex, England
There is Neolithic flint mine, and a Martin Down style enclosure of the Bronze Age. The site is a scheduled monument. The flint mine is on the crown
Harrow_Hill,_West_Sussex
Traditional dress of miners guilds in Europe
accessories like rape oil, flint and tinder). There were specific accoutrements for the individual trade groups. The mining foreman or Steiger, for example
Miner's_habit
Overview of the mining industry in Wales
Mining in Wales dates back to prehistoric times. Copper was extracted at Great Orme in north Wales from around 1700 BC during the Bronze Age, where miners
Mining_in_Wales
1936 children's book by Arthur Ransome
Beckfoot. The Swallow is not available for sailing. James Turner (Captain Flint) has sent word that he is returning from an expedition to South America
Pigeon_Post
American politician
John Flint Kidder (1830 – April 10, 1901) was a politician, civil engineer and railroad executive who built and later owned Northern California's Nevada
John_Flint_Kidder
Team Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Anne Baxter, Leo Carrillo United States mining Western Adventures of Red Ryder William Witney Don "Red" Barry, Noah Beery
List of Western films of the 1940s
List_of_Western_films_of_the_1940s
American businessman and politician (1820–1891)
dynasty. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations and is known for developing and expanding the Homestake Mine
George_Hearst
Real Estate Investment Trust MHC.UN FLINT Corp. FLNT Flow Beverage Corp. FLOW Foraco International SA FAR Foran Mining Corporation FOM Forsys Metals Corp
Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (F)
Companies_listed_on_the_Toronto_Stock_Exchange_(F)
Place where geological material has been excavated
Cinder Clay Coal Construction aggregate (sand and gravel) Coquina Diabase Flint Gabbro Granite Gritstone Gypsum Limestone Marble Ores Phosphate rock Quartz
Quarry
Group of California-based land companies
and Thomas Flint and their cousin Llewellyn Bixby, who left Maine for California in 1851, attracted by the Gold Rush. They turned from mining to ranching
Bixby_land_companies
Mineral form of calcium fluoride
paired with complementary "flint" elements (such as Schott LaK 10). The refractive qualities of fluorite and of certain flint elements provide a lower and
Fluorite
American reality television series episodes
license; a 1949 Hudson Commodore car; an ancient fire starter with two flint stones; and a mastodon tusk. Also, Chumlee is challenged to make a fire
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
3 Will. 4. c. 102 10 August 1832 An Act to repeal the Excise Duties on Flint Glass, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof; and to amend the Laws
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1832
Australian businesswoman (born 1954)
Rinehart (née Hancock, born 9 February 1954) is an Australian billionaire mining magnate and businesswoman. She is the executive chairman of Hancock Prospecting
Gina_Rinehart
1860s gold rush in Central Otago, New Zealand
and eating utensils, metal objects, such as buttons, nails and tin boxes (flint boxes, tobacco boxes) and an exceedingly high number of alcohol glass bottles
Otago_Gold_Rush
Commune in Normandy, France
Retrieved 21 August 2024. "Ri · 61210, France". Ri · 61210, France. "Flint Mining in Northern France and Belgium" (PDF). Le Brun, Charles (1909). "Blessed
Ri,_Orne
Geologic structural basin in the western US
Trade Commission. James H. Miller Generating Station (Jefferson, Alabama) Flint Creek Power Plant – American Electric Power (Arkansas) Independence Power
Powder_River_Basin
1995 (c. 44)) Birmingham Mining and Copper Company Act 1814 54 Geo. 3. c. xlvi 18 May 1814 An Act to enable The Birmingham Mining and Copper Company to sue
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1814
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1814
clxii 9 July 1847 An Act for making a Railway from Mold in the County of Flint to join the Chester and Holyhead Railway in the Parish of Hawarden in the
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1847
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1847
Reservoir in Montana, United States
and Granite Counties, Montana. The reservoir impounds the North Fork of Flint Creek and lies at an elevation of 6,337 feet (1,932 m) just west of the
Georgetown_Lake_(Montana)
Primitive method of relatively shallow mining
Such pits are common at prehistoric flint working sites such as Grime's Graves in Norfolk and also in the coal mining areas of Yorkshire, the Forest of
Bell_pit
Former mine in London, England
19th centuries the "caves" were created and expanded from the mining of raw chalk, flint and lime-burning chalk. During World War I the caves were used
Chislehurst_Caves
Region of Kansas, US
Geographically it is dominated by a broad rolling landscape located between the Flint Hills to the west and includes the Ozarks to the southeast. Some notable
Southeast_Kansas
regulating, and otherwise improving the Township of Rhyl in the County of Flint, for making a Cemetery, and for establishing and regulating a Market and
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1852
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1852
Chemical element with atomic number 28 (Ni)
Bibcode:2013JAFC...61.9495K. doi:10.1021/jf402400v. PMC 4284091. PMID 23984718. Flint GN; Packirisamy S (1997). "Purity of food cooked in stainless steel utensils"
Nickel
Hill in Belgium
composition, its deposits of flint nodules and its geographic position make it a remarkable place. The locale has been mined for flint since Neolithic times
Mount_Saint_Peter
Soft carbonate rock
compaction. Flint is often deposited around larger fossils such as Echinoidea which may be silicified (i.e. replaced molecule by molecule by flint). Chalk
Chalk
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