Illinois State Museum issued the following announcement on Nov. 18.
"Mining Stone: Exploring Cultural Significance of Mines and Quarries in the European Neolithic"
Paul Mickey Learning Series presented by Lynn Fisher Adjunct Research Associate, Anthropology, ISM; Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology, UIS
Flint mines and quarries were widespread and important cultural features in the European Neolithic (ca. 5500 – 2500 BC), but varied greatly in how they formed, were used, and regional significance. This presentation explores the history of ideas about Neolithic mining, and places of recent research in southern Germany in the context of broader questions about the cultural significance of stone as it was mined or quarried, worked, traded, and used in diverse contexts in Neolithic societies.
Each month, the Paul Mickey Learning Series features a different speaker and topic in the Auditorium at the Illinois State Museum. For additional information, please contact events@illinoisstatemuseum.org or (217) 558-6696.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Illinois State Museum
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