Krzemionki mining settlement remains

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Krzemionki mining settlement remains are an extensive prehistoric flint mining complex in Poland, notable for its well-preserved underground tunnels and Neolithic mining infrastructure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cultural heritage site
prehistoric flint mining complex
associatedWithCulture Funnelbeaker culture
Globular Amphora culture
Mierzanowice culture
category Prehistoric mines in Europe
World Heritage Sites in Poland
country Poland
discoveredIn 1922
discoverer Jan Samsonowicz
endTime around 1600 BCE
hasMuseum Krzemionki Archaeological Museum and Reserve
hasPart Neolithic mining galleries
extraction pits
prehistoric settlement remains
prehistoric shafts
underground mining tunnels
workshop areas
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 2019
locatedIn north-central Poland
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski NERFINISHED
materialExtracted striped flint
miningMethod shaft mining
underground gallery mining
numberOfShafts over 4000
openToPublic yes
partOf Krzemionki Opatowskie mines
surface form: Krzemionki Opatowskie flint mines
period Early Bronze Age
Neolithic
protectionStatus archaeological reserve
significantFor evidence of Neolithic social organization
evidence of prehistoric mining technology
long-distance distribution of flint products
well-preserved underground mining infrastructure
startTime around 3900 BCE
toolType antler picks
bone tools
stone picks
tunnelLength several kilometres
UNESCOCriteria (iii)
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UNESCOSiteName Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
usedFor flint extraction
stone tool production

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World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Krzemionki mining settlement remains