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<< Other Photo Pages >> Erdeborn Flintstone Mines - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Germany in Saxony-Anhalt

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Thursday, 25 May 2017  Page Views: 1518

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Erdeborn Flintstone Mines Alternative Name: Feuersteinbergbau Helfta
Country: Germany Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Erdeborn
Latitude: 51.486011N  Longitude: 11.601216E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Erdeborn Flintstone Mines
Erdeborn Flintstone Mines submitted by dodomad : The flintstone mines in Erdeborn (Saxony-Anhalt/Germany) are 6000 years old. The picture shows one of the up to 3.5 m deep Neolithic shafts. They were between 60 cm and 80 cm broad. The cavity at the bottoms often was 2 m boad. Picture from the press article: Archäologie-online: 6.000 Jahre altes Feuersteinbergwerk im Mansfelder Land entdeckt (05.12.2013). (picture linked to MP by ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The flintstone mines in Erdeborn near Helfta (Saxony-Anhalt/Germany) are 6000 years old. The Neolithic mine shafts of Erdeborn are the oldest testimony of mountainous activities in central Germany.

The installation of a wind farm at Erdeborn made the excavations by the Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt necessary. Numerous round discolourations in the soil with a diameter of about 60 to 80 cm were found, which were identified as filled mine shafts with a depth of up to 3.5 m. The cavity at the bottoms often was 2 m boad. The miners most likely used ropes to enter and exits the shafts. Several flintstone fragments were found within the shafts.

The entire extent of the area was not clarified. However, with the over 80 shafts, which have already been cleared on the comparatively small excavation area, this site should have contributed significantly to the supply of the central German economic area during the Neolithic period.

References:
[01] Archäologie-online: 6.000 Jahre altes Feuersteinbergwerk im Mansfelder Land entdeckt (05.12.2013).
[02] Mitteldeutsche Zeitung: Archäologie Mitteldeutschland: 6.000 Jahre altes Feuersteinbergwerk entdeckt (03.12.2013).
[03] Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt: Fund des Monats: Der Feuersteinbergbau von Helfta, Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz. (20.06.2014).
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Erdeborn Flintstone Mines
Erdeborn Flintstone Mines submitted by Klingon : There's a lot of flint here at this farmland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Erdeborn Flintstone Mines
Erdeborn Flintstone Mines submitted by dodomad : The flintstone mines in Erdeborn (Saxony-Anhalt/Germany) are 6000 years old. Entry sites (60-80 cm) to the Neolithic shafts. Picture from the press article: Archäologie-online: 6.000 Jahre altes Feuersteinbergwerk im Mansfelder Land entdeckt (05.12.2013). (picture linked to MP by H.Platta) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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