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Estissac
(Pays d'Othe)

Material name: Pays d'Othe flint
Synonyms: Silex du Pays d'Othe
Material (geologic): Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) flint

Detail of gray flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from de Labriffe & Thébault 1995
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Freshly split nodules from Estissac
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Estissac
Locality: Estissac, Le Haut des Vagands, Aube district, France
Synonyms: Mining site M8 in the Pays d'Othe according to de Labriffe & Thébault 1995. FlintSource sample 255.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 48° 17' 08" N
Long. 003° 47' 07" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: View across the sampling location
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: Collection of nodules from the sampling area
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
  Flake of gray flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of typical gray flint
size: 39 mm
Piece with typical cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Large flake with typical thick, chalky cortex
size: 83 mm
  Slightly spotted flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Piece of slightly mottled flint
size: 53 mm
Split nodule of clouded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Split nodule of clouded flint
size: 97 mm
Sample description: N/A


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Mesnil-St. Loup
Locality: Mesnil-Saint-Loup, Le Berquin, Aube district, France
Synonyms: Mining site M9 in the Pays d'Othe according to de Labriffe & Thébault 1995. FlintSource sample 256.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 48° 17' 42" N
Long. 003° 47' 01" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: View towards Mesnil-Saint-Loup
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Flake of clouded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of nodular flint
size: 42 mm
Flat nodule
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Typical flattish nodule
length: 105 mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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