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Which came first?

During which period were the flint mines excavated by John Pull at Blackpatch most active?

What tool, used in prehistoric mining, is commonly found in the excavation of such sites today?

Recent discoveries of primitive flint tools at Pakefield in East Anglia indicate that early humans were present in Britain long before it had been thought previously. How old are these flint tools?

Worked flint is relatively easy to spot because it fractures in a characteristic 'conchoidal'’ fashion when hit. What does 'conchoidal' mean?

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