Grimes Graves

Grimes Graves, Norfolk UK

Grimes Graves is a complex of Neolithic flint mines used between 3000 to 1900 BC. The flint was used in tools, like axes, before metal was readily available. All but a few of the mines are filled-in which leaves the area looking like a WWll carpet bombing site.

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Two RAF fighter planes fly over Grimes Graves Thetford Norfolk England UK

May 2017

Thetford Forrest & Grime's graves

A walk through Thetford Forrest to Grime's Graves, a large group of neolithic flint mines dug out approx 5000 years ago.

Grimes Graves

I went with some of my family to visit Grimes Graves.

Grimes Graves is a neolithic flint mine in Thetford, East Anglia, UK.

We explored the site and even climbed down into one of the flint mines to take a look around.

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Ancient Neolithic flint mines

Grimes Graves Neolithic Flint Mine

Grimes Graves is a series of over 400 mines dug 5000 years ago.

Source, the Grime Graves Experiment (1978)

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Grimes Graves, Suffolk, UK

This incredible series of mines was created around 3.5 - four thousand years ago with the purpose of mining flint.
The scale of this undertaking is undoubtedly industrial and would have required something like what today we consider to be capitalism. Yet next to nothing is known about it.
Located near Thetford in Norfolk, the site is administered by English Heritage.

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The strange landscape of pits and mounds known as Grimes Graves near Thetford in Norfolk, England, is the site of one of Britain's earliest industries, flint mining, and its associated craft of flint knapping. This industry was carried on in the are...

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Grimes Graves

My recent visit to Grimes Graves Neolithic Flint Mines

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Visit Breckland - Thetford

Full of history and with a picturesque river-side setting, Thetford is the ideal
destination, enjoying the superb mix of history and entertainment on offer.
The Saxon town of Thetford was one of England’s most important settlements
from as early as the 10th century and the town’s heritage is reflected in an
amazing array of sites to visit, including the C12th Priory, The C15th Ancient
House Museum, The Warren Lodge, The Charles Burrell Museum, The

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The Dad’s Army Museum, The Castle Mound,
Grimes Graves and the many Medieval Churches within a few miles of the
town centre.
It’s easy to get close to nature in and around Thetford too, with the Forest and
beautiful lakeside walks at Nunnery Lakes.
Thetford was the birthplace of Thomas Paine, known for his support for the
American Revolution, and his statue stands on King Street.

We Climb Down into Prehistoric Grime's Graves!

We visit the neolithic mines in Norfolk, Grime's Graves.

The grassy lunar landscape of 400 pits was first named Grim’s Graves by the Anglo-Saxons. It was not until one of them was excavated in 1870 that they were identified as flint mines dug over 5,000 years ago.

We also descend by ladder into one of the excavated shafts to see the jet-black flint.

Set amid the distinctive Breckland heath landscape, Grime’s Graves is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a habitat for rare plants and fauna.

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Grimes Graves - Ancient flint mines documentary

Ancient flint mines documentary

Global Perspectives: Grimes Graves Mining in the Prehistoric World

Discover early human mining at the site of Grimes Graves in East Anglia, UK! Here we have some of the oldest and most extensive remains of mining in the UK -- see how it relates to ancient sites founds throughout the world!

Grimes Graves Flythrough

Grime's Graves is the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain. This grassy lunar landscape of 400 pits was first named Grim's Graves by the Anglo-Saxons. It was not until one of them was excavated in 1870 that they were identified as flint mines dug over 5,000 years ago.

Plowman Craven used Laser scanning technology to accurately survey the mine, and create a 3D flythrough of the site. The lighting in the flythrough shows the further the miners went into the tunnels, the darker it became, as the natural light from the main shaft faded.