🏛️ Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)

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The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic between 4,300 and 2,200 BC. Declared to be "remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction" the site and its surroundings were inducted into the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2000.

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Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) is a cultural World Heritage site in Belgium, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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