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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Schleifstein KempenichCountry: Germany
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Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Kempenich
Latitude: 50.419497N Longitude: 7.120728E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The stone consists of milky quartz and has a weight of 350 kg. It is 88 cm long, 55 cm broad and 61 cm high. The top exhibits 11 anthropogenic grooves of different depth.
The polissoir was presumably used between 4300 and 2800 BC. It served for the grinding of raw flint axes. Based on the fact, that milky quartz is a microcristalline stone, it could possibly have been use to polish jadeite axes.
The stone was discovered on a field (between Engelner Straße und Engelner Kopf in Kempenich) in the early 20th century. The local pastor brought it to the yard of the church St. Philipus & Jakobus in Kempenich, where it can still be seen today.
Literature:
[01] Weiner, J.: Ein bemerkenswerter Großschleifstein für neolithische Steinbeilklingen. In: Berichte aus dem LVR LandesMuseum Bonn 01/2015 (2015).
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