Polissoir of Velaine sur Sambre
The polissoir of Velaine sur Sambre is located in a forest near the hamlet Onoz, in the east of Velaine sur Sambre , near Charleroi in the province of Namur in Belgium .
A Neolithic polissoir was discovered in 1927 a hundred meters from the menhir Pierre qui Tourne . The quartz block is about 4.0 m long, 2.3 m wide and 0.5 m high. It has about 30 grooves, some of which are deeper. Most are closely spaced and parallel. The polissoir was used by the Neolithic to grind tools ( axes , blades ) and to smooth their surfaces. Near some were deductions from flint and pottery shards found.
Nearby is the menhir Pierre qui Tourne (Velaine sur Sambre) .
literature
- J. Hamal-Nandrin, J. Servais: Le Polissoir néolithique de Velaine-sur-Sambre, province de Namur (Belgique) In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française 1931 28-1 pp. 66–71
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Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 51.6 " N , 4 ° 38 ′ 10.7" E