Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Belgium
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv) Core zone: 172 ha Province of Hainaut, Wallonia Region N50 25 50.8 E3 58 43.6 Ref: 1006 |
Brief Description
The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction and for the fact that they are directly linked to a settlement of the same period.



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