Valkenburg in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Werktuigen van Vuursteen
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Flint Tools
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024
1. Werktuigen van Vuursteen / Flint Tools Marker
Zo'n 2,5 miljoen jaar lang is vuursteen een basisgrondstof geweest voor de productie van tal van gereedschappen en wapens. Vuursteen is een ideaal materiaal: keihard ιn-na bewerking vlijmscherp. Uit een geschikte knol vuursteen kun je met enige oefening en ervaring allerlei werktuigen maken, zoals bijlbladen, pijlpunten, messen, boren, schrabbers en sikkels.
Ook andere, meer vergankelijke materialen werden bewerkt om er gebruiksvoorwerpen van te maken, zoals hout, been en hertengewel. Maar die zijn nauwelijks bewaard gebleven, terwijl vuurstenen werktuigen nog regelmatig door archeologen worden teruggevonden.
Flint Tools
For about 2.5 million years flint has been a raw material for the production of countless tools and weapons, due to the ideal properties of the material. It is extremely hard and, after knapping, razor sharp. From a suitable nodule an experienced flintknapper could produce a variety of implements such as axeheads, arrowheads, blades, drills, scrapers and sickles.
Other, more perishable materials such as wood, bone and antler were also used. But these have rarely be preserved, whereas flint artefacts are still regularly being found by archeologists.
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Location. 50° 51.936′ N, 5° 49.368′ E. Marker is in Valkenburg, Limburg, in Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is on Plenkertstraat, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 GN, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haksporen / Tool Marks (here, next to this marker); De Via Belgica (a few steps from this marker); Vuurstijn-Mijnwerkers / Flint Miners (a few steps from this marker); Kruitmolen/ Gunpowder Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Philips Fabriek / Philips Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); De Vondst Van De Vuursteenmijnen / The Discovery of the Flint Mines
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024
2. Werktuigen van Vuursteen / Flint Tools Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Vuursteenmijn Valkenburg (Visit Zuid Limburg).
Excerpt: One of the oldest archaeological national monuments in the Netherlands is located in Valkenburg: a site with the partly visible remains of seven prehistoric flint mines. Here the very first Dutch miners (about 5,500 years ago) searched for the steel of the Stone Age: flint.(Submitted on July 1, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024
3. Werktuigen van Vuursteen / Flint Tools Marker - wider view
This marker is the eighth of eight interpretive panels (running from east to west) that stand in front of the prehistoric flint mines in Valkenburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
