Middle Pleistocene flint finds from Bilzingsleben (Lkr. Sömmerda)

Abstract

Flint finds from the Middle Pleistocene travertine site at Bilzingsleben are revised. A discussion of the history of research in this context, and findings of recent excavations are presented. These campaigns targeted the geological context and
did not select artefact-type objects. This resulted in a twilight zone between certainly identified non-artefacts and artefact- type exemplars, a zone which remains diffuse and resists qualitative, and thus also quantitative assessment.