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Monte Baldo

Material name: Monte Baldo flint
Synonyms: N/A
Material (geologic): Cretaceous flint from the Biancone (s.l.) and Scaglia rossa formations

Biancone flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Geyer 1993 and Barfield 1999
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Band of yellowish flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: Nodules of grey flint in situ
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Archaeological description: Spoilheap from gunflint production ?
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
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Malgessa Postemonzel
Locality: Malgessa Postemonzel, Monte Baldo, Trento, Italy
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 333.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 46' 32" N
Long. 010° 54' 19" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: View towards the sampling location
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Red Scaglia flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Red flint with cortex and weathered patch
size: XXX mm
Orange flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Typical brownish Scaglia flint
length: XXX mm
  Red-and-white flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Red-and-white material with numerous inclusions
size: XXX mm
lighter two-toned material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Lighter variety of the two-toned material
length: XXX mm
Sample description: N/A


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Pra da Stua
Locality: (Lago di) Pra da Stua, Monte Baldo, Trento, Italy
Synonyms: FlintSource samples 334, 335 and 336.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 46' 19" N
Long. 010° 54' 16" E
Altitude. around 1030 m. asl.
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Coordinates of lower part of Biancone near the dam of the Lago di Pra da Stua (sample 334).
Sample site 335 from the Scaglia limestone (between Malgessa Postemonzel and Lago di Pra da Stua):
Lat. 45° 46' 23" N
Long. 010° 54' 21" E
Altitude. around 1140 m. asl.
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Exposure at dam of Lago di Pra da Stua
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: Roadside with yellow flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
  Scaglia flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Flake of Scaglia flint from sample 335
size: XXX mm
Dark Biancone flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Typical fine grained, spotted dark Biancone flint
length: XXX mm
  White flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Very light flint from Pra da Stua
size: XXX mm
fine flint with spots
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Biancone flint from the exposure at the dam
length: XXX mm
Sample description: N/A
  Biancone flint with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Biancone flint from with typical fresh cortex
size: XXX mm
Multicoloured flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Multicoloured flake
size: XXX mm
  Grey flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Surface find of grey flint
size: XXX mm
Very fine pinkish material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Very fine grained, slightly pinkish material
length: XXX mm


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Monte Altissimo de Nago
Locality: Monte Altissimo de Nago, Monte Baldo, Trento, Italy
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 337.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 48' 18" N
Long. 010° 53' 27" E
Altitude. approx. 1895 m. asl.
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Exposure of Biancone on Mt. Altissimo
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Dark Biancone flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Flake of dark flint from the Biancone limestone
size: XXX mm
Nodule with green cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Split nodule of Scaglia flint with greenish cortex
length: XXX mm
  Greenly impregnated flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Flint with greenish (glauconitic ?) impregnation
size: XXX mm
Yellow Scaglia flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Flake of typical yellowish brown Scaglia flint
size: XXX mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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