Mesolithic hearth-pits: fact or fantasy? A reassessment based on the evidence from the sites of Doel and Verrebroek (Belgium)

P Crombé, R Langohr, G Louwagie - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper we contest the anthropogenic character of small and shallow charcoal-filled pits
which occur in large numbers on Mesolithic sites in the coversand area of the northwest …

Forest fire dynamics during the early and middle Holocene along the southern North Sea basin as shown by charcoal evidence from burnt ant nests

P Crombé - Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2016 - Springer
Based on a dataset of 434 radiocarbon dates and charcoal data from burnt abandoned ant
nests which were formerly interpreted as Mesolithic hearth-pits, the correlation between …

Marking Mesolithic mobility: the curious case of pit hearth clusters in the low countries

MJLT Niekus - Quantifying Stone Age Mobility: Scales and Parameters, 2022 - Springer
Mesolithic sites in the Low Countries are generally poorly preserved and marked mainly by
flint scatters, sometimes associated with a small number of features such as surface hearths …

What was on the menu? Mesolithic cooking and consumption practices in inland central Europe based on analysis of fireplaces

M Ptáková, P Šída, L Kovačiková - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
The northern Bohemian sandstone region brings an exceptionally rich record of Mesolithic
settlement, particularly in the form of fireplaces as key structures to be studied when …

Mesolithic hearth-pits and formation processes: a geoarchaeological investigation of sediments from El Arenal de la Virgen site (SE Iberia)

A Polo-Díaz, JR Rabuñal, G Guérin… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Hearth-pits are some of the most common archaeological features documented in open-air
Mesolithic sites, especially in coversand areas of NW Europe. However, very few …

Obtaining black carbon—A simple method for the safe removal of mineral components from soils and archaeological layers

V Bartůněk, K Dobrovolný, M Švecová… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present a novel, safe method for how to remove inorganic components from
soil samples studied for archaeological purposes, in order to improve studies of the …

[PDF][PDF] Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central European Mesolithic

M Divišová - MS. Master diploma thesis. Deposited: Faculty of …, 2014 - theses.cz
Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central European Mesolithic Page 1 Jihočeská univerzita v
Českých Budějovicích Přírodovědecká fakulta Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central …

[PDF][PDF] FIRE UNDER THE LENS: THE MESOLITHIC MAGNIFIED

DJH Huisman - 2019 - academia.edu
It is hard to dispute Gavin Lucas' statement on archaeologists' comprehension of the past.
While a supposed truism, we as archaeologists do indeed have the unique opportunity to …

[PDF][PDF] Neue mesolithische Fundplätze auf der NOWAL-Trasse im Landkreis Diepholz

A Selent - Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens …, 2019 - journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
Zusammenfassung Beim Bau der NOWAL-Gaspipeline wurden durch Prospektionen und
Grabungen mehrere neue mesolithische Fundplätze entdeckt. Besonders auf drei …

Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central European Mesolithic

M Ptáková - 2014 - dspace.jcu.cz
Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central European Mesolithic Page 1 Jihočeská univerzita v
Českých Budějovicích Přírodovědecká fakulta Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany: Central …