Pech-de-l’Azé I (~50 ka): Neanderthals powdered manganese dioxide—it lowers wood’s ignition temp and speeds char burn—likely for on-demand fire. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Neanderthals #Pyrotechnology
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/sre...
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Pech-de-l’Azé I (~50 ka): Neanderthals powdered manganese dioxide—it lowers wood’s ignition temp and speeds char burn—likely for on-demand fire. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Neanderthals #Pyrotechnology
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Pinnacle Point, South Africa (≥164 ka): early H. sapiens heated silcrete in hearths to improve flaking—pyrotechnology for better blades. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #MiddleStoneAge #PinnaclePoint
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Pinnacle Point, South Africa (≥164 ka): early H. sapiens heated silcrete in hearths to improve flaking—pyrotechnology for better blades. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #MiddleStoneAge #PinnaclePoint
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The #PaperOfTheMonth from Cambridge Archaeological Journal is 'Pyrotechnology and Gender in a Medieval China Borderland: A Song Dynasty Tile Kiln at Qijiaping' by Chengrui Zhang, Rowan Flad, et al., available #openaccess!
📚 https://cup.org/4m5EG9I
📚 https://cup.org/4m5EG9I
July 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The #PaperOfTheMonth from Cambridge Archaeological Journal is 'Pyrotechnology and Gender in a Medieval China Borderland: A Song Dynasty Tile Kiln at Qijiaping' by Chengrui Zhang, Rowan Flad, et al., available #openaccess!
📚 https://cup.org/4m5EG9I
📚 https://cup.org/4m5EG9I
Very happy to have been to attend and share our experimental results at the #dig2025 conference in Tübingen! 🔥❄️ #geoarchaeology, #pyrotechnology, #paleolithic
@veraaldeias.bsky.social @icarehb.bsky.social
@veraaldeias.bsky.social @icarehb.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Very happy to have been to attend and share our experimental results at the #dig2025 conference in Tübingen! 🔥❄️ #geoarchaeology, #pyrotechnology, #paleolithic
@veraaldeias.bsky.social @icarehb.bsky.social
@veraaldeias.bsky.social @icarehb.bsky.social
Mastering fire in the Ice Age: how early humans harnessed sophisticated pyrotechnology
Archaeologists have made new discoveries regarding the use of fire during the Ice Age thanks to the discovery and extensive analysis of three prehistoric hearths at Korman’ 9..
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/mast...
Archaeologists have made new discoveries regarding the use of fire during the Ice Age thanks to the discovery and extensive analysis of three prehistoric hearths at Korman’ 9..
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/mast...
April 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Mastering fire in the Ice Age: how early humans harnessed sophisticated pyrotechnology
Archaeologists have made new discoveries regarding the use of fire during the Ice Age thanks to the discovery and extensive analysis of three prehistoric hearths at Korman’ 9..
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/mast...
Archaeologists have made new discoveries regarding the use of fire during the Ice Age thanks to the discovery and extensive analysis of three prehistoric hearths at Korman’ 9..
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/mast...
Study Reveals Sophisticated Ice Age Pyrotechnology
Study Reveals Sophisticated Ice Age Pyrotechnology
Ice Age fireplace during excavation, Ukraine KORMAN’ 9, UKRAINE––Fire has been vital for human survival for hundreds of thousands of years, used by people in cooking, as a source of light, or for making tools. It would have been especially important for warmth during the last Ice
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April 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Study Reveals Sophisticated Ice Age Pyrotechnology
In the news: How early humans harnessed sophisticated pyrotechnology
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#archaeology
#IceAge
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#archaeology
#IceAge
Mastering fire in the Ice Age: how early humans harnessed sophisticated pyrotechnology
Archaeologists have made new discoveries regarding the use of fire during the Ice Age thanks to the discovery at Korman' 9, Ukraine.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In the news: How early humans harnessed sophisticated pyrotechnology
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#archaeology
#IceAge
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#archaeology
#IceAge
[Phys.Org]Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago - Phys.org Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that...
April 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
[Phys.Org]Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago - Phys.org Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that...
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Differences between the fireplaces indicate ingenious use
medienportal.univie.ac.at
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
Pyrotechnology: How humans made fire during an Ice Age [via Universitat Wien] 🧪🧊🧍♂️🔥🐅🦕
"humans used wood as their main fuel [in] the Ice Age, with charcoal analyses indicating spruce wood."
medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
#IceAge #fire #wood #humans #prehistoric #archaeology
"humans used wood as their main fuel [in] the Ice Age, with charcoal analyses indicating spruce wood."
medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
#IceAge #fire #wood #humans #prehistoric #archaeology
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Differences between the fireplaces indicate ingenious use
medienportal.univie.ac.at
April 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Pyrotechnology: How humans made fire during an Ice Age [via Universitat Wien] 🧪🧊🧍♂️🔥🐅🦕
"humans used wood as their main fuel [in] the Ice Age, with charcoal analyses indicating spruce wood."
medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
#IceAge #fire #wood #humans #prehistoric #archaeology
"humans used wood as their main fuel [in] the Ice Age, with charcoal analyses indicating spruce wood."
medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/rec...
#IceAge #fire #wood #humans #prehistoric #archaeology
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well-preser...
phys.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago phys.org/news/2025-04...
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well-preser...
phys.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago phys.org/news/2025-04...
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago 🔥🏺
A group of scientists led by the University of Algarve and the University of Vienna has now been able to shed some light on the mystery of Ice Age fire. 👨🔬👩🔬
Read more here: ⤵️
A group of scientists led by the University of Algarve and the University of Vienna has now been able to shed some light on the mystery of Ice Age fire. 👨🔬👩🔬
Read more here: ⤵️
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Differences between the fireplaces indicate ingenious use
medienportal.univie.ac.at
April 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago 🔥🏺
A group of scientists led by the University of Algarve and the University of Vienna has now been able to shed some light on the mystery of Ice Age fire. 👨🔬👩🔬
Read more here: ⤵️
A group of scientists led by the University of Algarve and the University of Vienna has now been able to shed some light on the mystery of Ice Age fire. 👨🔬👩🔬
Read more here: ⤵️
I mean it's technically possible, but at the same time pyrotechnology is v ancient, already in western Eurasia well before N emerge as population. And presumably would be key advantage, so v. likely to spread through interaction
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I mean it's technically possible, but at the same time pyrotechnology is v ancient, already in western Eurasia well before N emerge as population. And presumably would be key advantage, so v. likely to spread through interaction
Very excited to share our new paper on Fire Use during the LGM at Korman'9, Ukraine! Check it out!
#geoarchaeology, #micromorphology, #pyrotechnology, #LGM, #Paleolithic, #archaeology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#geoarchaeology, #micromorphology, #pyrotechnology, #LGM, #Paleolithic, #archaeology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Fire Use During the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence From the Epigravettian at Korman' 9, Middle Dniester Valley, Ukraine
The Last Glacial maximum (LGM), spanning from 26.5 to 19 thousand years before present (ka bp), is a period of extreme climatic degradation associated with reduced biomass production and resource str...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Very excited to share our new paper on Fire Use during the LGM at Korman'9, Ukraine! Check it out!
#geoarchaeology, #micromorphology, #pyrotechnology, #LGM, #Paleolithic, #archaeology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#geoarchaeology, #micromorphology, #pyrotechnology, #LGM, #Paleolithic, #archaeology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
High-quality lime plaster pyrotechnology already existed in the Late Natufian, as seen at Nahal Ein Gev II. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Lime plaster cover of the dead 12,000 years ago – new evidence for the origins of lime plaster technology | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Lime plaster cover of the dead 12,000 years ago – new evidence for the origins of lime plaster technology - Volume 1
www.cambridge.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
High-quality lime plaster pyrotechnology already existed in the Late Natufian, as seen at Nahal Ein Gev II. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🏺This IS cool but N American Old Copper culture (clue's in the name), were also using copper at this time: mining, heating, hammering & grinding into weapons & tools.
Not same intensity of metallurgy/pyrotechnology, but foragers definitely interested in metals!
[all this will feat. in #Matriarcha]
Not same intensity of metallurgy/pyrotechnology, but foragers definitely interested in metals!
[all this will feat. in #Matriarcha]
Okay, this is big. Really.
New finds from SE Anatolia suggest that at Gre Fılla, #Diyarbakir, Neolithic hunter-gatherers experimented with copper #metallurgy ... 9,000 years ago!
Yes, that's the Pre-Poettery Neolithic we're talking about:
🏺 www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/how-...
New finds from SE Anatolia suggest that at Gre Fılla, #Diyarbakir, Neolithic hunter-gatherers experimented with copper #metallurgy ... 9,000 years ago!
Yes, that's the Pre-Poettery Neolithic we're talking about:
🏺 www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/how-...
How Anatolia’s last hunter-gatherers pioneered copper metallurgy 9,000 years ago - Türkiye Today
New findings in Anatolia show that hunter-gatherers were experimenting with copper metallurgy 9,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early technology.
www.turkiyetoday.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🏺This IS cool but N American Old Copper culture (clue's in the name), were also using copper at this time: mining, heating, hammering & grinding into weapons & tools.
Not same intensity of metallurgy/pyrotechnology, but foragers definitely interested in metals!
[all this will feat. in #Matriarcha]
Not same intensity of metallurgy/pyrotechnology, but foragers definitely interested in metals!
[all this will feat. in #Matriarcha]
Yet we already were able to track back such attempts of controlled early (even earlier) #pyrotechnology with the production of #LimePlaster in the Pre-Pottery #Neolithic near East:
www.jstor.org/stable/530304
www.jstor.org/stable/530304
The Beginnings of Pyrotechnology, Part II: Production and Use of Lime and Gypsum Plaster in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic near East on JSTOR
W. David Kingery, Pamela B. Vandiver, Martha Prickett, The Beginnings of Pyrotechnology, Part II: Production and Use of Lime and Gypsum Plaster in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic near East, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Summer, 1988), pp. 219-244
www.jstor.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yet we already were able to track back such attempts of controlled early (even earlier) #pyrotechnology with the production of #LimePlaster in the Pre-Pottery #Neolithic near East:
www.jstor.org/stable/530304
www.jstor.org/stable/530304
Proud PhD supervisor moment! @wcmurph.bsky.social successufully defended his PhD thesis on 🔥Pyrotechnology during the Upper Paleolithic in Europe @icarehb.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Proud PhD supervisor moment! @wcmurph.bsky.social successufully defended his PhD thesis on 🔥Pyrotechnology during the Upper Paleolithic in Europe @icarehb.bsky.social
Had a fun day producing burnt bone assemblages for my students to start analyzing tomorrow. The archaeological cremains module promises to be fun...with lots of added pyrotechnology.
February 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Had a fun day producing burnt bone assemblages for my students to start analyzing tomorrow. The archaeological cremains module promises to be fun...with lots of added pyrotechnology.
Planning an Introduction to Archaeology textbook based on The Pixies songs.
So far I have the following chapters -
Gouge away: excavation techniques
U-mass: dating techniques
Bone machine: bioarchaeology
Digging for fire: ancient pyrotechnology
Palace of the brine: underwater Archaeology
1/2
So far I have the following chapters -
Gouge away: excavation techniques
U-mass: dating techniques
Bone machine: bioarchaeology
Digging for fire: ancient pyrotechnology
Palace of the brine: underwater Archaeology
1/2
January 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Planning an Introduction to Archaeology textbook based on The Pixies songs.
So far I have the following chapters -
Gouge away: excavation techniques
U-mass: dating techniques
Bone machine: bioarchaeology
Digging for fire: ancient pyrotechnology
Palace of the brine: underwater Archaeology
1/2
So far I have the following chapters -
Gouge away: excavation techniques
U-mass: dating techniques
Bone machine: bioarchaeology
Digging for fire: ancient pyrotechnology
Palace of the brine: underwater Archaeology
1/2
Just out - "Was fire use a cultural trait of the Gravettian?" New micro-archaeological data from Fuente del Salín cave (Spain) 🔥 🔥
Prehistoric pyrotechnology: stacked hearths, burnt beddings & fire strategies!
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Prehistoric pyrotechnology: stacked hearths, burnt beddings & fire strategies!
t.co/QWZzFBhIjJ
https://bit.ly/3BtD3kF
t.co
December 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Just out - "Was fire use a cultural trait of the Gravettian?" New micro-archaeological data from Fuente del Salín cave (Spain) 🔥 🔥
Prehistoric pyrotechnology: stacked hearths, burnt beddings & fire strategies!
t.co/QWZzFBhIjJ
Prehistoric pyrotechnology: stacked hearths, burnt beddings & fire strategies!
t.co/QWZzFBhIjJ
Vortrag am LEIZA MONREPOS in Neuwied
8.11.23, 14:30 Uhr
Dialogues in Pleistocene Archaeology (DiPA)
Dr. Giulia Gallo (University of Toulouse) will talk about Neanderthal pyrotechnology through a zooarchaeological perspective.
8.11.23, 14:30 Uhr
Dialogues in Pleistocene Archaeology (DiPA)
Dr. Giulia Gallo (University of Toulouse) will talk about Neanderthal pyrotechnology through a zooarchaeological perspective.
November 6, 2023 at 10:54 AM
Vortrag am LEIZA MONREPOS in Neuwied
8.11.23, 14:30 Uhr
Dialogues in Pleistocene Archaeology (DiPA)
Dr. Giulia Gallo (University of Toulouse) will talk about Neanderthal pyrotechnology through a zooarchaeological perspective.
8.11.23, 14:30 Uhr
Dialogues in Pleistocene Archaeology (DiPA)
Dr. Giulia Gallo (University of Toulouse) will talk about Neanderthal pyrotechnology through a zooarchaeological perspective.
Even more: Already in their seminal works on #Neolithic #lime and #gypsum plasters, Kingery et al. (quite fittingly) described this technology as "The Beginnings of #Pyrotechnology" (J. Field Arch. 2(1/2), 1975 + J. Field Arch. 15, 1988):
repository.si.edu/bitstream/ha...
repository.si.edu/bitstream/ha...
repository.si.edu
October 15, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Even more: Already in their seminal works on #Neolithic #lime and #gypsum plasters, Kingery et al. (quite fittingly) described this technology as "The Beginnings of #Pyrotechnology" (J. Field Arch. 2(1/2), 1975 + J. Field Arch. 15, 1988):
repository.si.edu/bitstream/ha...
repository.si.edu/bitstream/ha...