On the slopes of the mountain „Born“ silex was mined (or collected) in small, shallow open pits in prehistoric (neolithic) times, 5'000 B.C.

In 2007 and 2008 the location “Enge” with a neolothic mine (at N47.33467 E7.89235, elev. 516 m, Swiss 634293 242744) and a settlement were investigated by the Kantonsarchäologie Solothurn.

Info courtesy Pierre Harb and Christoph Lötscher, Kantonsarchäologie Solothurn.

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References:

Reverdin, L. (1924): La station préhistorique du "Sälihöhle Oben" près d'Olten (Soleure, Suisse). In : Anzeiger für schweizerische Alterskunde (1924) Band 26.

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References

www.so.ch (n.d.) http://www.so.ch/fileadmin/internet/sk/sksek/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2009/dezember/pmArchaeologieGheid.pdf

Sulzberger, K.A. (1911): Neolithische Landansiedelungen. In: Jahresbericht der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Band 4, 1911, p. 68.

Mühlberg, F. & Niggli, P. (1913): Geologische Karte des Gebietes Roggen - Born - Boowald, Spez. Karte 67. - 1: 25' 000. Schweiz. Geologische Kommission.

Reverdin, L. (1924): La station préhistorique du "Sälihöhle Oben" près d'Olten (Soleure, Suisse). In : Anzeiger für schweizerische Alterskunde (1924) Band 26.

Schweizer, Th. (1937) : Urgeschichtliche Funde in Olten und Umgebung.

Lötscher, Ch. (2008): Siedlungen der Jungsteinzeit und der Bronzezeit am Born oberhalb der Enge in Olten. In: Heft 14, 2009, Kantonsarchäologie Solothurn.

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