Underground transfer of carbonised organic residues to lithics during preliminary fire experiments: implications for archaeology
Abstract Using fire experiments, we investigate claims that black organic residues on lithics found in Stone Age sites are markers for heat treatment of rocks in the embers of aboveground wood fires. We buried sedges overlain with lithics and bone to replicate plant bedding sometimes found in archae...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Heritage Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0301-y |
