The Scientific Study of Flint and Chert
Proceedings of the Fourth International Flint Symposium Held at Brighton Polytechnic 10–15 April 1983

The thirty papers in this 1986 volume review the scientific knowledge of the nature of flint and chert.

G. de G. Sieveking (Edited by), M. B. Hart (Edited by)

9780521169158, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 14 July 2011

306 pages
29.7 x 21 x 1.6 cm, 0.74 kg

The thirty papers in this 1986 volume review the scientific knowledge of the nature of flint and chert at this time. These papers were presented at a 1983 interdisciplinary and international conference on flint and other cherts. Each contribution has been meticulously assessed and edited prior to publication. This collection is principally concerned with the geology and geochemistry of flint in European chert. Topics include the origin of flint; scanning electron microscopy of surface textures; and the behaviour of flint under periglacial conditions. There is a companion volume, edited by G. de G. Sieveking and M. B. Hart, on the archaeological uses of flint.

Preface
List of contributors
1. Flint stratigraphy and its relationship to archaeology F. Schmid
2. The distribution of flint in the English chalk, with particular reference to the 'Brandon Flint Series' and the high Turoniam flint maximum R. N. Mortimore and C. J. Wood
3. Controls on Upper Cretaceous sedimentation in the South Downs, with particular reference to flint distribution R. N. Mortimore
4. The chemical environment of flint formation in Upper Cretaceous chalks C. J. Clayton
5. The origin of cherts as members of high productivity sequences: isotopic evidence Y. Kolodny
6. The cherts of the Upper Greensand (Cretaceous) of south-east Devon C. L. Williams
7. Flint and fabric in the European chalk R. G. Bromley and A. A. Ekdale
8. Rhythms, flint and mesofossils in the Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Limburg, The Netherlands P. J. Felder
9. Upper Cretaceous flint meal faunas from southern England M. B. Hart, H. W. Bailey, A. Swiecicki and B. R. Lakey
10. Foraminiferids from decayed chalk flints and some examples of their use in geological interpretation D. Curry
11. Siliceous coatings on fossil coccoliths - how did they arise? L. S. Dent Glasser and D. N. Smith
12. Perigord cherts: an analytical frame for investigating the movement of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers and their resources R. R. Larick
13. Sources of raw materials used for the manufacture of chipped stone implements in Hungary C. Takács-Biró
14. Geochemistry and the provenance of flint axes P. R. Bush and G. de G. Sieveking
15. Flint gravels in the Quaternary of south-east England P. L. Gibbard
16. The nature, origin and geomorphological significance of clay-with-flints J. A. Catt
17. Periglacial phenomena in the South Downs R. B. G. Williams
18. Palynological evidence for early and permanent woodland on the chalk of central Hampshire P. V. Waton
19. The postglacial molluscan succession of the South Downs dry valley C. Ellis
20. Transported flint in Ireland: a charter of investigation for prehistory and geology C. S. Briggs
21. Flint and Pre-Quaternary geomorphology in south Sweden and south-west England K. Lidmar-Bergström
22. Sand grain surface textures D. Krinsley and P. Trusty
23. Scanning electron micrographs of quartz, flint and obsidian grains after experimental glacial, subaqueous or aeolian transportation K. Lindé
24. Procedures in environmental reconstruction by SEM analysis P. A. Bull
25. Simulation of aeolian quartz grain surface textures: some scanning electron microscopic observations W. B. Whalley and J. R. Marshall
26. Practical methods for analysing and quantifying two-dimensional images W. B. Whalley and J. D. Orford
27. The analysis of flint by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, as a method of source determination M. Thompson, P. R. Bush and J. Ferguson
28. Applications of magnetic resonance in the study of cherts M. C. R. Symons
29. Investigation of chert heating conditions using ESR spectroscopy D. R. Griffiths, N. J. Seeley and M. C. R. Symons
30. Thermoluminescence dating: a review of application to burnt flint H. Y. Göksu Ögelman.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]