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Flint Collection (page 5)

Flint, a timeless material that has shaped history and art in various forms

Background imageFlint Collection: NEOLITHIC TOOLS. Neolithic stone and flint tools found in Essex, England, c2700-1800 B. C

NEOLITHIC TOOLS. Neolithic stone and flint tools found in Essex, England, c2700-1800 B. C
NEOLITHIC TOOLS. Neolithic stone and flint tools found in Essex, England, c2700-1800 B.C

Background imageFlint Collection: Engraving depicting Stone Age implements

Engraving depicting Stone Age implements
Engraving depicting Stone Age flint and horn implements. Dated 19th Century

Background imageFlint Collection: Engraving depicting Neolithic Implements

Engraving depicting Neolithic Implements including a stone tranchet, stone pick, stone and horn axe, flint knife, stone mallets, axe-hammers made from polished stone and flint arrow-heads

Background imageFlint Collection: Geology Layers flint limestone Mashrafieh 1900

Geology Layers flint limestone Mashrafieh 1900
Geology. Layers of flint in limestone, Mashrafieh 1900, Middle East

Background imageFlint Collection: Hatchet Neolithic Period Germany Austria Celt

Hatchet Neolithic Period Germany Austria Celt
Hatchet, Neolithic Period. Germany, Austria, Celt, Neolithic. Flint; overall: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)

Background imageFlint Collection: Vauban Lock, A Combination Of Flint And Matchlock, 1692. From The British Army: Its Origins

Vauban Lock, A Combination Of Flint And Matchlock, 1692. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress And Equipment, Published 1868

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistoric Flint Implements. 1, 2, 3 And 4. Flint Arrow Heads. 5 And 6. Flint Axes. 7

Prehistoric Flint Implements. 1, 2, 3 And 4. Flint Arrow Heads. 5 And 6. Flint Axes. 7. Flint Knife. 8. Flint Scraper. From The Book Chips From The Earths Crust Published 1894

Background imageFlint Collection: Neolithic Implements From The Book The Outline Of History By H. G. Wells Volume 1, Published 1920

Neolithic Implements From The Book The Outline Of History By H. G. Wells Volume 1, Published 1920
Neolithic Implements From The Book The Outline Of History By H.G.Wells Volume 1, Published 1920

Background imageFlint Collection: The Meeting Of Richard Ii And Henry Bolingbroke, Later Henry Iv, At Flint Castle, Wales 1399

The Meeting Of Richard Ii And Henry Bolingbroke, Later Henry Iv, At Flint Castle, Wales 1399. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Background imageFlint Collection: Church of St Margaret and All Saints

Church of St Margaret and All Saints
Until 1748 the building was 2 churches, St Margarets occupying the north nave, All Saints the south. Lowestoft, Suffolk. IoE 391358

Background imageFlint Collection: Church of St Andrew

Church of St Andrew
Grade II* listed Anglican parish church located in Shrewton, Wiltshire. IoE 319833

Background imageFlint Collection: Remains of St Giles Hospital

Remains of St Giles Hospital
Ruins of medieval leper hospital chapel, Maldon, Essex. IoE 464998

Background imageFlint Collection: Parish Church of St. Andrew

Parish Church of St. Andrew
Magnificent clouds over the grade I listed church in Braintree. IoE 115942

Background imageFlint Collection: Chislehurst caves during WWII

Chislehurst caves during WWII
Chislehurst caves, Kent, during WWII. Mothers in bunks and babies in cots deep underground in their cave shelter. 1944

Background imageFlint Collection: Spain. Lower Paleolithic. Cleaver flint

Spain. Lower Paleolithic. Cleaver flint
Prehistory. Spain. Lower Paleolithic. Cleaver flint. Arenero Hermanos, Madrid. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageFlint Collection: Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Spain

Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Spain
Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Made in Ripoll (Girona province). Ethnographic Museum. Ripoll. Spain

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint tools from Gjera, Vendsyssel. Early Bronze Age. 1700-1

Flint tools from Gjera, Vendsyssel. Early Bronze Age. 1700-1
Flint tools. From Gjera. Vendsyssel. Early Bronze Age. 1700-1500 BC. National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint daggers. Dagger Period. 2000-1500 BC

Flint daggers. Dagger Period. 2000-1500 BC
Flint daggers. Middle Dagger Period to Early Bronze Age. 2000-1500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Hand axes. Acheulian Culture. 1500000-200000 BC

Hand axes. Acheulian Culture. 1500000-200000 BC
Hand axes. Culture of Homo erectus, know as Acheulian Culture. 1500000-200000 BC. Lower Paleolithic. From Tanzania, Java, France and England. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Tools of flint and animal bones. Performed by Homo sapiens

Tools of flint and animal bones. Performed by Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon). Upper Paleolithic. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Robert Flint

Robert Flint
ROBERT FLINT Scottish philosopher, depicted as an armed knight, drawing his sword from its scabbard... Date: 1838 - 1910

Background imageFlint Collection: Picture No. 11806841

Picture No. 11806841
hertfordshire puddingstone, conglomerate, flint clasts in a silicious matrix, Hertfordshire, England Date:

Background imageFlint Collection: HINE: TEXTILE MILL, 1912. The spinning room at the Flint Cotton Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts

HINE: TEXTILE MILL, 1912. The spinning room at the Flint Cotton Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1912

Background imageFlint Collection: The White House, Amberley, rear view, May 1928

The White House, Amberley, rear view, May 1928 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N1282

Background imageFlint Collection: An old ruined cottage close to Westergate, near Chichester

An old ruined cottage close to Westergate, near Chichester David Johnston Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides-10115-2322

Background imageFlint Collection: Colour SEM of Podocyrtis cothurnata, a radiolarian

Colour SEM of Podocyrtis cothurnata, a radiolarian
Radiolarian. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the test (skeleton) of a Podocyrtis cothurnata, a type of radiolarian protozoan

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistoric flint knife

Prehistoric flint knife

Background imageFlint Collection: Rock concretions and minerals C016 / 4850

Rock concretions and minerals C016 / 4850
Rock concretions and minerals. Clockwise from upper left: septarian nodule, fractured flint nodule, fractured pyrite nodule and a selenite desert rose

Background imageFlint Collection: Mousterian tools

Mousterian tools
A slide scraper and a pointed tool made from black flint of Mousterian age, 40, 000 - 55, 000 years old (Middle Palaeolithic), from Le Moustier, France

Background imageFlint Collection: An old cottage in Midhurst, 1903

An old cottage in Midhurst, 1903
John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26114/55

Background imageFlint Collection: 19th Century Flint Glass Prism L. tif C008 / 9532

19th Century Flint Glass Prism L. tif C008 / 9532
Computer artwork of 19th century flint glass prism c. 1790, mounted on a rotating brass stand, of a type used to repeat experiments by Sir Isaac Newton

Background imageFlint Collection: Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre

Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre
XCF113484 Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, published by John Sudbury and George Humble

Background imageFlint Collection: Wooden and flint barn at Watergate House Farm, West Marden, West Sussex

Wooden and flint barn at Watergate House Farm, West Marden, West Sussex
David Johnston Collection 1985-2000 West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides-10114-2236

Background imageFlint Collection: Barns at Castle Farm, Amberley, West Sussex

Barns at Castle Farm, Amberley, West Sussex David Johnston Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides/10114/169

Background imageFlint Collection: Skulls of Neanderthal, Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens

Skulls of Neanderthal, Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Chimpanzee skull and human skull, artefacts and hunting tools made of flint

Background imageFlint Collection: Banded flint

Banded flint

Background imageFlint Collection: England, Kent, Swanscombe, Flint hand axe made from flake

England, Kent, Swanscombe, Flint hand axe made from flake
Prehistory, Great Britain, Paleolithic - Acheulean culture - Flint hand axe made from flake, from Swanscombe, Kent

Background imageFlint Collection: Italy, Prehistory, Stone Age. Tools made from flint. From Fermo

Italy, Prehistory, Stone Age. Tools made from flint. From Fermo
Prehistory, Italy, Stone Age. Tools made from flint. From Fermo

Background imageFlint Collection: Gebel el-Arak Knife handle, carved with land battle and sea battle scenes, late Predynastic period

Gebel el-Arak Knife handle, carved with land battle and sea battle scenes, late Predynastic period 3000 B.C. France, Paris, Musee du Louvre, Egyptian art

Background imageFlint Collection: Mongolia, Khentii Province

Mongolia, Khentii Province. Traditional Decorative Flint

Background imageFlint Collection: A view of two Egyptian Palaeolithic flint implements

A view of two Egyptian Palaeolithic flint implements. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistoric Hearths, Dundrum, Old Land Surface Plateau

Prehistoric Hearths, Dundrum, Old Land Surface Plateau With Flint Implements, Bones and Pottery. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Dundrum). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint Kiln, Belleek Potteries

Flint Kiln, Belleek Potteries - a view of the Kiln with a man at the top of the steps. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageFlint Collection: Spain. Magdalenian (16000-15000). Scapula depicting a figure

Spain. Magdalenian (16000-15000). Scapula depicting a figure
Spain. Upper Palaeolithic. Magdalenian (16000-15000). Scapula depicting a figure of a female deer. Made with a flint burin. From El Castillo Cave, Cantabria. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid

Background imageFlint Collection: Stone tool. Lower Paleolithic (30. 000 -10. 000 BC). Flint bif

Stone tool. Lower Paleolithic (30. 000 -10. 000 BC). Flint bif
Stone tool. Lower Paleolithic (30.000 -10.000 BC). Flint biface from Balaguer. County Museum of Noguera. Balaguer. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint daggers. Middle Period of the Daggers. 2000 BC. Grimme

Flint daggers. Middle Period of the Daggers. 2000 BC. Grimme
Flint daggers of Grimmelstrup, Falster. The brown colour of the stone is due to the faict of being in peat soil. Middle Period of the Daggers. 2000 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint axes for sacrifice. Sigersdal Mose. C. 3500 BC

Flint axes for sacrifice. Sigersdal Mose. C. 3500 BC
Flint axe who are sacrificed. From Sigersdal Mose, northern Zealand. C. 3500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint axe. 3600-3400 BC. Western Zealand, Denmark

Flint axe. 3600-3400 BC. Western Zealand, Denmark
Flint axe on a helve of birch wood. 3600-3400 BC. From Arnakkegard, Western Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark




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Flint, a timeless material that has shaped history and art in various forms. From knapped flint tools to trench art lighters used during World War 1, its versatility knows no bounds. The oval trench art lighter from the same era showcases the ingenuity of soldiers amidst chaos. In the quaint town of Winchelsea, Sussex, flint structures stand as a testament to its durability and charm since the 1950s. The Flint Knapper, an artisan mastering this ancient craft, breathes life into stone with every strike. Turner's masterpiece "Flint Castle" captures the ethereal beauty of sunset in Wales. His oil on canvas painting transports us to a bygone era where castles stood tall against time's relentless tide. The Church of St Michael & All Angels in Brantham boasts intricate flintwork that mesmerizes visitors with its architectural marvels. Verulamium in St Albans reveals glimpses of Roman civilization through remnants of their advanced use tools. An Acheulian flint hand-axe discovered in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire takes us back thousands of years when prehistoric man skillfully crafted tools and weapons from this precious resource. Wood engravings from the 19th century depict scenes where our ancestors harnessed nature's gift for survival. A glass prism refracting a vibrant spectrum reminds us how even light bends before it reaches our eyes - just like how we bend reality using flints' potential. And who can forget the iconic image of a Flint hand-axe C013 / 6640? Its sharp edges symbolize mankind's ability to shape their environment while leaving lasting imprints on history. Flint is not merely a rock; it is an embodiment of human creativity and resilience throughout centuries past and present. It continues to inspire artists, archaeologists, historians alike - reminding us that even within seemingly ordinary objects lies extraordinary stories waiting to be discovered.