Open AccessBurnt Stone at West Heath, Hampstead
Author(s) -
Myfanwy Stewart
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
papers from the institute of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-9015
pISSN - 0965-9315
DOI - 10.5334/pia.362
Subject(s) - mesolithic , archaeology , charcoal , geography , white (mutation) , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , gene
British mesolithic sites, often on acid sands, tend to yield little organic material other than charcoal. Flint assemblages form the greatest part of the archaeological evidence. Quantities of burnt stone are usually present. They may be a source of information on past avctivities and so provide important supporting data for the knapped flint. Experiments were carried out to ascertain if the red and white stones, recovered at West Heath, had been burnt