Otis Crandell - Lithotheque

Romanian Lithotheque Project

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Guides

Glosar de Terminologie
Clasificarea Rocilor Carbonate ale lui Dunham
Scara Marimilor Granulate
Tabel pentru Estimarea Proportiilor Petelor si Granulelor
Aparente Microscopice de Silicolite
Chei pentru Baza de Data
Microfosile Descoperite în Silicolite
Diagrame pentru Estimarea Morfologiei şi Sortarea Granulelor
Schema Culorilor lui Munsell
Links to other lithic collection sites

Sources

Knappable Stone Resources in the Mureş Valley, Romania
Knappable Stone Resources in the Black Sea Area
Knapable Stone Resources of South-Western Romania
Knapable Stone Resources of Cris Valley
Flint and Chert in the Prut and Dniestr Region
Knappable Stone Resources of Maramures (Transcarpathian Region)
Knappable Stone Resources in the Eastern Carpathians
Lithic Resources of the Southern Carpathian Mountains
Knappable Stone Resources of the Western Apuseni Mountains

Other Resources Utilised in Prehistory
Salt

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Objectives

The objectives of the study are to catalogue and characterise sources of knappable stone materials in order to identify the provenance of Stone Age artefacts found in Romania, in particular in the Transylvanian basin.

Contact

The materials collected for this study are housed by the Geology Department of Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. The lithotheque is maintained by Otis Crandell.
     Address: Str. M. Kogalniceanu, nr. 1
     Phone: [+40] 721 680 888
     Fax: [+40] 264 191 906
     Email: otis.crandell@ubbcluj.ro

The rock samples in the lithotheque are available for viewing and study by the public. If you wish to view the lithotheque, please call or send an email to arrange a time and date.

Rock samples are also available for exchange. If you wish to receive samples of materials from the lithotheque, please contact Otis Crandell.

Sources of Materials in the Lithotheque.