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Flint flakes

Irregular flint flakes

Evidence of local raw stone processing

A well as finished tools, irregular flakes, which were a by-product of local tool processing, are often found at prehistoric sites (10,000 – 5,500 BC). These flakes of grey-coloured flint attest to the use of local flint deposits, such as those from Col dala Pieres. Flint (Ladin: piera da fuech) was also used for lighting fires, which is why it is sometimes called firestone.

This cultural asset is part of the tour "Following the traces of Stone Age hunters and gatherers".

Main category:
Archaeology
Subcategory:
Tools and weapons
Epoch:Mesolithic
Area(s):Selva Gardena
GPS coordinates:@11.79666,46.54102
Flintstone | Excavation site Plan de Frea | Hunter's rest area

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Image gallery

Tools and flakes made from flint and quartz from Plan de Frea, south side, around 7,000 BC (length 1-4 cm).
Dolomite block in the Frea valley below the Grödner pass and location of two excavation sites – excavations conducted from 1979 to 1981 by the University of Ferrara and Museum Gherdëina.
Excavation of a residential site from the Middle Stone Age (8,000 - 6,000 BC) under the south-facing rock roof of the large dolomite block at Plan de Frea, conducted under the direction of the University of Ferrara, in collaboration with the Gherdëina Museum, 1977-1981.