Heat Treatment of Flint at the Late Neanderthal Site Sesselfelsgrotte (Germany)
We examined lithic artifacts from the late Neanderthal site Sesselfelsgrotte (Bavaria, Germany) in order to evaluate the possibility of fire use and intentional flint heat treatment performed by late Neanderthals. We analyzed 1113 flint pieces from the G-layer complex (~60 to 45 kya; Micoquian) and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Quaternary |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/6/4/52 |