Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
E381813
Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines are an extensive Neolithic and early Bronze Age mining complex in Poland, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved underground galleries and evidence of prehistoric flint extraction and tool production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric mining complex ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Funnelbeaker culture
ⓘ
Globular Amphora culture ⓘ Mierzanowice culture ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Poland
ⓘ
Flint mines ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Poland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1922 ⓘ |
| discoverer | Jan Samsonowicz ⓘ |
| endOfMajorMiningActivity | around 1600 BCE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extraction chambers
ⓘ
prehistoric workshops ⓘ surface mining pits ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ vertical shafts ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Krzemionki Archaeological Museum and Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Krzemionki Archaeological Museum
|
| hasVisitorInfrastructure |
educational trails
ⓘ
exhibition pavilions ⓘ tourist route through underground galleries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of prehistoric tool production
ⓘ
prehistoric flint extraction ⓘ well-preserved underground galleries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Krzemionki Opatowskie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Krzemionki Archaeological Museum and Reserve ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | banded flint ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region ⓘ |
| period |
Early Bronze Age
ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | archaeological reserve ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for long-distance exchange of flint tools
ⓘ
evidence for specialized prehistoric mining technology ⓘ one of the best-preserved prehistoric flint mining complexes in the world ⓘ |
| startOfMiningActivity | around 3900 BCE ⓘ |
| toolTypesProduced |
axes
ⓘ
blades ⓘ chisels ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.