Human actions performed on simple combustion structures: An experimental approach to the study of Middle Palaeolithic fire

Quaternary International

Volumn 315, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-15

  Mallol, Carolina ^a   Hernández, Cristo M ^a   Cabanes, Dan ^b   Machado, Jorge ^a   Sistiaga, Ainara ^a   Pérez, Leopoldo ^a   Galván, Bertila ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BURNING; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE HISTORY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC;

PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 84887244051     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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