... Great new UNESCO site... covering an area of about 80 hectares makes it the largest and one of the most important prehistoric mines of banded flint in Europe... the mine has a 500m long underground route... visits to the mines offer a step back in time where visitors can learn about prehistoric settlements, cultural traditions and the importance of flint mining for the area and human evolution... you can go inside the mines, which have been excavated to allow walks through the mine and view protected areas through windows... the museum houses relics discovered in the excavations, as well as model examples of how the miners may have lived... now you can buy beautiful jewellery made of it... Thanks Sebastian!【ツ】
The Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region is a group of 4 mining sites dating back to from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 3900 to 1600 BCE) located in the mountain region of Świętokrzyskie,
There are more than 4000 mine shafts known with depths of 9 meters deep with wells measuring from four to twelve metres in diameter. The flint excavated from the mines was shaped into items similar to axe heads, chisels and other tools. These products were then traded and as a result were distributed to all parts of Central Europe.
The Krzemionki mines were discovered by Prof. Jan Samsonowicz, a Polish geologist, in 1922.
In 2019, the ancient mine was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Stamp:
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, 1911-1943
(Issued 25-03-2021)
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