Striped Flint in Archaeological Materials Around the Outcrops of the Kraków-Częstochowa Striped Flint Variety

Authors

  • Magdalena Sudoł-Procyk Institute of Archaeology Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 44/48 Szosa Bydgoska, 87–100 Toruń, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-5893
  • Magdalena Malak Institute of Archaeology Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 44/48 Szosa Bydgoska, 87–100 Toruń, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9210-8179
  • Hubert Binnebesel Institute of Archaeology Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 44/48 Szosa Bydgoska, 87–100 Toruń, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3467-687X
  • Maciej T. Krajcarz Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda St. No 51/55, 00–818 Warszawa, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-0664

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23858/APa60.2022.3099

Keywords:

Kraków-Częstochowa striped flint, Ryczów Upland, southern Poland, distribution of raw materials, prehistoric settlement

Abstract

Many varieties of siliceous raw materials can be found in the territory of Poland. Known exclusively from in situ outcrops in the Holy Cross Mountains area until recently, striped flint is distinctive in terms of its technical and visual features. The authors present the state of knowledge about the variety of striped flint from the Ryczów Upland, the outcrops of which were found only about a decade ago. New data obtained from the central part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland has cast interesting light on the issues of the origin of striped flint and the ways it was used by the prehistoric communities inhabiting the region. Identifying the sites of siliceous rocks outcrops, extraction and distribution are extremely important at not only the local but also trans-regional level.

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2022-11-24

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Sudoł-Procyk, M., Malak, M., Binnebesel, H., & Krajcarz, M. T. (2022). Striped Flint in Archaeological Materials Around the Outcrops of the Kraków-Częstochowa Striped Flint Variety. Archaeologia Polona, 60, 163 –. https://doi.org/10.23858/APa60.2022.3099

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Vol. 60 (2022): THE LORDS OF FLINT – 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE PREHISTORIC STRIPED FLINT MINES IN KRZEMIONKI

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