Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times (Madrid, 14-17 October 2009)

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This book includes papers representing the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times (Madrid, 14-17 October 2009). Front Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Contributors Acknowledgements Setting the context: A brief introduction to the Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint mining in Pre-and Protohistoric Times Residues at the Neolithic flint extraction site at Den of Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland The origins of flint extraction in Britain The evidence for the seasonal use of the English flint mines Territories and lithic resources in the Paris basin during the Middle Neolithic (4200-3600 BC) A New Approach for analysing Mining Production and Management combining Geomorphological, Geological and Physical approaches: the case of Ri/Fresne Neolithic flint mine, France The flint mine of Ri «Le Fresne» New 14C dates from the Neolithic flint mines at Rijckholt-St. Geertruid, the Netherlands Traces of Earliest Prehistoric Flint Mining Activity in high alpine region of Western Austria Chert Mining in the Krumlov Forest (Southern Moravia) Extraction methods in the Bronze Age at the Wierzbica ‘Zele’ flint mine site (Central Poland): a model Danubian organization of flint mining in the southern part of the Polish Jura: a study from Sąspów near Cracow Antlers in flint mining: technological opportunism and symbolism Problem of the flint tools from the Sąspów mine site in the light of use-wear analysis Pedreira do Aires and Monte das Pedras: two Neolithic flint ‘mines’ in the Lisbon Peninsula The gathering, stocking and knapping of flint during the Chalcolithic at Casal Barril (Portugal) Evidence of flint mining in the Treviño syncline (Basque-Cantabrian Basin, western Pyrenees, Spain) The impact of geological factors on flint minig and large blade production in the Betic Cordillera (Spain) in the 4th–3rd mill. BC Prehistoric flint exploitation in Loma de Enmedio-Realillo (Tarifa coast, Cádiz, Spain) Searchers and miners: first signs of Flint exploitation in Madrid’s region Time for action. The chronology of mining events at Casa Montero (Madrid, Spain) Working in the flint mine: Percussion tools and labour organisation at Casa Montero (Spain) Mining tools use in a mining context or how can the expected become unexpected Prehistoric flint mines of the gargano: an overview Two Flint Caches from a Lower-Middle Paleolithic Flint Extraction and Workshop Complex at Mount Pua, Israel A new Neolithic quarry complex at Har Gevim, Israel: An introduction Reassessment of a putative chert quarry in Oman Flint procurement strategies of the early hunter-gatherers of eastern Uruguay