Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age

Flint implements with rounded ends, excavated at several Upper Palaeolithic sites in Denmark and Holland, are interpreted as strike-a-lights used in combination with pyrites. Experimental flints employed int his way show use-wear traces similar to those on the prehistoric specimens. It is suggested...

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Main Authors: Stapert, D, Johansen, L
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Palaeolithic
fire production
strike-a-light
pyrite
experimental archaeology
use-wear traces
Europe
Greenland
Flint
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11370/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556
https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556
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spelling ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556 2024-06-02T08:07:19+00:00 Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age Stapert, D Johansen, L 1999-12 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/802668b2-6cd5-4bbe-ae1a-c3b53c501556 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Stapert , D & Johansen , L 1999 , ' Flint and pyrite : Making fire in the Stone Age ' , Antiquity , vol. 73 , no. 282 , pp. 765-777 . Palaeolithic fire production strike-a-light pyrite experimental archaeology use-wear traces Europe Greenland article 1999 ftunigroningenpu 2024-05-07T18:10:21Z Flint implements with rounded ends, excavated at several Upper Palaeolithic sites in Denmark and Holland, are interpreted as strike-a-lights used in combination with pyrites. Experimental flints employed int his way show use-wear traces similar to those on the prehistoric specimens. It is suggested that the pyrite technique for fire production predates wood-on-wood techniques, at least in Europe and in Greenland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland University of Groningen research database Greenland Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333)
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topic Palaeolithic
fire production
strike-a-light
pyrite
experimental archaeology
use-wear traces
Europe
Greenland
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fire production
strike-a-light
pyrite
experimental archaeology
use-wear traces
Europe
Greenland
Stapert, D
Johansen, L
Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
topic_facet Palaeolithic
fire production
strike-a-light
pyrite
experimental archaeology
use-wear traces
Europe
Greenland
description Flint implements with rounded ends, excavated at several Upper Palaeolithic sites in Denmark and Holland, are interpreted as strike-a-lights used in combination with pyrites. Experimental flints employed int his way show use-wear traces similar to those on the prehistoric specimens. It is suggested that the pyrite technique for fire production predates wood-on-wood techniques, at least in Europe and in Greenland.
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author Stapert, D
Johansen, L
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title Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
title_short Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
title_full Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
title_fullStr Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
title_full_unstemmed Flint and pyrite:Making fire in the Stone Age
title_sort flint and pyrite:making fire in the stone age
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