Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region

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Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region is an extensive complex of Neolithic and early Bronze Age flint mines in Poland, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved underground mining structures and prehistoric industrial landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
prehistoric mining site ⓘ
associatedWith prehistoric flint tool production ⓘ
prehistoric trade networks ⓘ
category prehistoric flint mining complex ⓘ
conservationStatus protected cultural landscape ⓘ
contains Neolithic flint mines ⓘ
early Bronze Age flint mines ⓘ
prehistoric mining shafts ⓘ
prehistoric settlement remains ⓘ
prehistoric workshops ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
endOfMajorMiningActivity around 1600 BCE ⓘ
hasFeature dense concentration of mining pits ⓘ
preserved mining tools and marks ⓘ
vertical shafts connected by horizontal galleries ⓘ
hasPart Borownia mine ⓘ
Korycizna mine ⓘ
Krzemionki Opatowskie mines ⓘ
Zawada site ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure open-air archaeological exhibition ⓘ
underground tourist route ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus archaeological reserve ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2019 ⓘ
knownFor extensive network of mining shafts and galleries ⓘ
prehistoric industrial landscape ⓘ
well-preserved underground mining structures ⓘ
locatedIn Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ⓘ
locatedInGeologicalRegion Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains area ⓘ
locatedNear Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski ⓘ
managingOrganization Krzemionki Archaeological Museum and Reserve ⓘ
materialMined striped flint ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage List ⓘ
period Neolithic ⓘ
early Bronze Age ⓘ
recognizedBy Polish heritage authorities ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ
significance evidence of long-distance exchange of flint products ⓘ
evidence of specialized prehistoric mining technology ⓘ
startOfMiningActivity around 3900 BCE ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
usedFor extraction of striped flint for tool production ⓘ

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World Heritage Sites in Poland → hasPart → Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region ⓘ
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski → near → Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mines ⓘ
linked to: Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines → partOf → Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region ⓘ
Krzemionki mining settlement remains → UNESCOSiteName → Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region ⓘ