This research analyses the form, function, distribution, findcontext, date and provenance of stone tools(querns, grinds- and whetstones,...) from early-historical sites (mosly Roman) in the flemish-Dutch coastal area and in the valleys of scheldt and lys (sandy flanders) where no outcropsof quality stone exist and stone had to be imported. Apart from taxonomical questions, also socio-economisch questions are answered.