Hominin fire use in the early Pleistocene has been debated since the early 1970s when
consolidated reddened sediment patches were identified at FxJj20 East and Main, Koobi …

The control of fire and the beginning of cooking were important developments in the
evolution of human foodways. The cooking techniques available to our ancestors for much …

Siliceous rocks that were not heated to high temperatures during their geological formation
display improved knapping qualities when they are subjected to controlled heating …

Abstract The CIELAB (International Commission on Illumination L* a* b*) tristimulous color
space offers archaeologists an alternative to the Munsell system for analysis of the color of …

For many years, archaeologists have relied on Munsell Soil Color Charts (MSCC) as tools
for standardizing the recording of soil and sediment colors in the field and artifacts such as …

The ability to control and direct fire is a major evolutionary step in the human story. The
development of aceramic cooking technologies is less well understood as they rarely …

When a building is exposed to fire, the building materials are subjected to high temperatures
which cause changes in their structural and aesthetic properties. As the replacement of …

Tunnels and caverns excavated for the purpose of mining tend to be designed for short term
use and would usually be unlined. Fire hazard within a mining cavern or tunnel poses …

The objective of this study was to determine if visible reflectance spectroscopy and
quantitative colorimetry represent viable approaches to classifying the heat treatment state …

The archaeology of fire is a developing field. One challenge centers on equifinality:
distinguishing the affects of wildfire versus anthropogenic fire. Especially where evidence for …