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Experimental approaches to archaeological fire features and their behavioral relevance

dc.contributor.authorAldeias, Vera
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:07:27Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.description.abstractThe uses and functions of fire in early human adaptations are commonly debated and at times very controversial topics. It is important to recognize under what circumstances and conditions specific fire-related traces can be produced and preserved in the archaeological record. Currently, a growing body of data is emerging on the application of experimental research to the study of archaeological hearths and their residues. In this review, I draw together aspects of such available experimental data, particularly those pertaining to the sedimentary expression and components produced during simple campfires. I highlight not only what one can find in ideal preservation conditions but also what type of indirect alteration proxies can be expected to survive in the archaeological record. I then discuss the implications of such data for analyzing anthropic fire features, their timing, and their meaning in terms of behavioral complexity in the use and manufacture of fire during the Paleolithic.
dc.description.sponsorshipMax Planck Society
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1086/691210
dc.identifier.issn0011-3204
dc.identifier.issn1537-5382
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13049
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherUniv Chicago Press
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMiddle Stone-Age
dc.subjectInfrared-spectroscopy
dc.subjectCooking installations
dc.subjectPrehistoric hearths
dc.subjectHabitual use
dc.subjectQesem cave
dc.subjectIn-situ
dc.subjectIsrael
dc.subjectBone
dc.subjectFuel
dc.titleExperimental approaches to archaeological fire features and their behavioral relevance
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPageS205
oaire.citation.startPageS191
oaire.citation.titleCurrent Anthropology
oaire.citation.volume58
person.familyNameAldeias
person.givenNameVera
person.identifier.ciencia-id9A14-DE8D-BABF
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7680-182X
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55052739100
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
rcaap.typearticle
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