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Franciacorta flint

Material name: Franciacorta flint
Synonyms: N/A
Material (geologic): Cretaceous flint

Red flint from Monte Alto
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Barfield 1999 and Geyer 1993) 
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Vein of flint in very hard limestone
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: Thick banks of red flint at Mt. Alto
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove

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Sergnana
Locality: Sergana, Provaglio d'Iseo, Brescia, Italy
Synonyms: FlintSource Sample 322.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 38' 06" N
Long. 010° 03' 53" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Coords of parking place at entrance of Sergnana
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: No site picture
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Grey flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Larger piece of grey flint
size: 79 mm 		Brown material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Slightly rolled piece of brownish material
size: 42 mm
  Red flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Small flake of red flint with weathered cortex
size: 27 mm 		Flint breccia
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Piece of multi coloured flint breccia
size: 38 mm
Sample description: N/A

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Gaina
Locality: Gaina near Monticelli, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 323.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 38' 42" N
Long. 010° 06' 06" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Exposure at quarry
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Maiolica-flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Flake of very fine Maiolica-flint
size: 32 mm 		Nudule with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Tectonically crushed nodule with thick, hard cortex
size: 65 mm
Sample description: N/A

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Monte Alto
Locality: Monte Alto, Franciacorta, Brescia, Lombardia, Italia
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 324.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 38' 49.5" N
Long. 009° 58' 59" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: On exposure with transition red/green flint
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Exposure with enormous amounts of low-grade flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Two-toned flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Two-toned flint from primairy outcrop at Monte Alto
size: 43 mm 		Green flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Piece of green Cretaceous flint
size: 45 mm
  Grey flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Greyish, fine material
size: 43 mm 		Artefact
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003
 
Prehistoric (?) artefact, surface find near Monte Alto
length: 50 mm
Sample description: N/A

 
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