Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
- Bjerre
Sampled sites:
| Material name: | Danish chalk flint |
| Synonyms: | Glassy senonian flint, Baltic flint |
| Material (geologic): | Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) flint |
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Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007 |
Sampled sites:
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(In part adapted from Becker 1980b and Nielsen 1997)
| Geographical setting: | N/A |
| Material and colour: | N/A |
| Other information: | 
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003 |
| WhatYouSeeAbove | |
| Knapping notes: | N/A |
| Archaeological description: | N/A |
| Locality: | Bjerre near Hanstholm, Thy, Thisted Amt, Jutland, Denmark |
| Synonyms: | Mining site DK 2, according to the catalogue of the museum in Bochum, 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al. (eds.) 1999). FlintSource samples 371 and 372. |
| Geographical description: | WhereItIs |
| Geographical co-ordinates: |
Lat. 57° 04' 45" N Long. 008° 42' 54" 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: |
The coordinates given are those of the prehistoric mining site, rounded to the next arc-second. The better accessible exposures lie 400 metres to the northwest: Lat. 57° 04' 52.5" N Long. 008° 42' 33.2" E |
| Other topographical information: | HowToGetThere |
| Additional information: | 
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003 |
| WhatYouSeeAbove | |
| Visitors information: | PlacesToEatAndDrink |
| Sampling information: | N/A |
 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007 Large flake of typical Senonian flint from Northern Jutland Note numerous small white specks. size: 79 mm |
 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007 Brownish variety of "speckled Senonian flint" size: 62 mm |
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 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007 Freshly struck flake of brownish grey speckled flint. length: 61 mm |
 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007 Small piece of somewhat atypical grey flint size: 46 mm |
| Sample description: | The pieces above come from the primary exposure (sample 371), whereas the specimens below where collected at the surface around the prehistoric mining site (sample 372). |
 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004 Flake of glassy Upper Cretaceous flint length: 74 mm |
 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004 Milky grey flint with some bryozoa ("moss animals") size: 56 mm |
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 Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004 Split small nodule of brownish Senonian flint. size: 61 mm |
| Last modified on: December 15, 2007 |
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