Radiolarite
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The basic characteristics of worked lithic material from the “flint” group found at the El Espertin archaeological site are described, using both macro- and microscopic approaches and specifying in each case the criteria used. For... more
The first grooved mallets from a neolithic mining site in eastern Austria are presented.
In 2010, during the rescue excavation at the Bezi Faluhely-puszta I. site, a large number of chipped stone artefacts were found without archaeological context. The raw material of the 1,047 finds is radiolarite of temporarily unknown... more
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During the third phase of the reconstruction of road II/495 in Ostrožská Nová Ves, there was archaeological research of unknown settlement area of Lengyel culture. Twelve sunken features of various shapes and functions were documented... more
This paper considers lithic raw material procurement of Epigravettian hunter-gatherers from Kopačina Cave on the island of Brač (Dalmatia, Croatia). The most significant group among the determined petrographic categories are different... more
In central-southern Tuscany radiolarite has been used as a lithic raw material throughout prehistory. During the Copper Age it was selected for the local production of leaf-shaped artefacts. In the area considered, the Copper Age record... more
A radiolarite mining site near Vienna is presented
This work introduces a comparative collection located in the Prehistory Laboratory at the University of León (Spain) specialised in knappable raw materials, mainly comprising radiolarite and black chert (micro-crypto crystalline quartz),... more
—The structure of the Jurassic deposits of the Episkopi Formation from southwestern Cyprus is considered. The section is composed (from the base upward) of (1) the Callovian-Oxfordian siliceous rocks and turbidites (30 m) with rich... more
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—The structure of the Jurassic deposits of the Episkopi Formation from southwestern Cyprus is considered. The section is composed (from the base upward) of (1) the Callovian-Oxfordian siliceous rocks and turbidites (30 m) with rich... more
This paper is a contribution to research concerning the origin of high quality radiolarites in an archaeological context. The present case study is focussed on radiolarite finds from the Gravettian site at Krems-Wachtberg in Lower... more