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Neolithic Flint Mines Valkenburg

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Neolithic Flint Mines Valkenburg

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    September 9, 2018

    Mines that were used about 3300 years BC and therefore over 5000 years old. Here Flintstone flint was mined.

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      March 28, 2022

      On the southwestern edge of Valkenburg (between Maastricht and Aachen), directly below the edge of a plateau, there are some remains of Neolithic flint pits on the Plenkertstraat.
      Due to the growing need for flint to make hatchets, hoes, blades and other tools in the Neolithic, suitable quality material could no longer be obtained in sufficient quantities by surface collection. Therefore, shafts were sunk to reach layers of flint nodules, e.g. at Rijkholt and Valkenburg. Hoes made of flint and deer antler were used for sinking and dismantling. Traces of the tools can still be clearly seen in the remains of the shafts near Valkenburg.
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      untertage.com/publikationen/19-europa/123-neolithischer-feuerstein-bergbau-in-valkenburg-niederlande.html

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        October 20, 2020

        Public location with interesting information on signs.

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          March 27, 2023

          You can follow the explanation here on the side today quarry, even without having to go inside

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            April 12, 2024

            Here you look back in time 5,000 years. Axes were made from the flint in the ground here. The clear information panels explain what such a mine looked like and how it was worked.

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              October 5, 2024

              Very nicely highlighted

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                Deep in the marl hills of Valkenburg lie the famous Neolithic flint mines, one of the oldest industrial sites in the Netherlands. People dug marl here as early as 2800 BC to extract flint, a hard rock used for tools such as arrowheads, knives, and axes. The tunnels extend dozens of meters beneath the hill and offer an impressive glimpse into how our distant ancestors shaped their habitat.

                The mines are unique and offer insights into the daily life and technological knowledge of the first farmers and hunters in South Limburg. Over the centuries, the tunnels have sometimes been flooded, subsided, or partially collapsed, but the traces of mining are still clearly visible. Today, parts of the flint mines can be visited via guided tours or special routes where you can literally follow in the footsteps of people from 5,000 years ago.

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