Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines

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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.

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ⓘ
locatedNear Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski ⓘ
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) ⓘ
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