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The catalogue from a 1987 exhibition in Kelheim aims to showcase the diverse aspects of flint mining and processing from a Bavarian perspective. It begins with a general overview of flint mining and knapping techniques by M. M. Rind, followed by a report on recent excavations at the neolithic flint mine in Arnhofen, near Kelheim (A. Binsteiner, B. Engelhardt). The raw material from this site is found at various neolithic locations nearby (A. Binsteiner, R. Pleyer). R. Pleyer and M. M. Rind discuss a Middle Neolithic burial from Mitterfecking, also near Kelheim. A. Binsteiner presents findings from geo-electric deep sondages at the Baiersdorf flint mine in the same region. Additionally, A. Tillmann describes another neolithic flint mine located in Schernfelder Forst, near Eichstätt. The publication concludes with a discussion on the techniques and methods used for the intentional production of stone tools (J. Weiner). An extensive, thematically organized bibliography and an author index enhance the overall value of the work.