Title
Assessment of the state of conservation of a Middle Neolithic flint mine in Maastricht limestone
Author
TNO Bouw en Ondergrond
van Hees, R.P.J.
Nijland, T.G.
Publication year
2009
Abstract
Upper Cretaceous Maastricht limestone (‘mergel’) outcrops in the provinces of Dutch and Belgian Limburg. The Upper Cretaceous in the Netherlands consists of the geological Maastricht Formation and the upper part of the Gulpen Formation. Limestones from the Maastricht Formation represent one of the few native Dutch natural stones used for building and construction. Locally, limestone from both formations contains considerable amounts of flint. This flint has been mined in Neolithic times, both from the Lanaye limestone in the Gulpen Formation and the Emael Limestone in the Maastricht Formation. Around the village of Valkenburg aan de Geul, flint was mined from the latter. In the current study, the state of conservation of a Middle Neolithic flint mine situated at the Plenkertweg in Valkenburg aan de Geul is assessed, 8 years after the site was discovered and exposed.
Subject
Ancient mine
Flint mining
Conservation
Maastricht limestone
Mergel
Neolithic
Valkenburg
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TNO identifier
332010
Source
Heron, 54 (54), 227-250
Bibliographical note
Heron uitgave : Maintenance and repair of natural stone
Document type
article