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Ancient Fire Technology

Ancient Fire Technology is a subfield of experimental archaeology that investigates the methods and materials used in past human societies to generate, control, and utilize fire, distinguished by its focus on empirically reconstructing ancient pyrotechnic practices to understand technological knowledge and behavioral patterns in prehistoric and historic contexts.

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6.4K

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391

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217

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2017–2026

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133

On the earliest evidence for habitual use of fire in Europe

Wil Roebroeks, Paola Villa · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 686 citations

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Evidence from the Swartkrans cave for the earliest use of fire

C. K. Brain, A. Sillent · Nature · 1988 · 279 citations

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Bonfire of the enquiries. Pottery firing temperatures in archaeology: What for?

Olivier Gosselain · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1992 · 216 citations

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Intensity of the geomagnetic field in western Europe over the past 2000 years: New data from ancient French pottery

Agnès Genevey, Yves Gallet · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2002 · 168 citations · Full text

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Burning Buried Sunshine: Human Consumption of Ancient Solar Energy

Jeffrey S. Dukes · Climatic Change · 2003 · 141 citations

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Authors

391

  1. FB
    Freek Braadbaart

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 317 citations

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  2. IT
    Isabelle Théry‐Parisot

    Cultures et Environnements. Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge, France

    5 publications · 264 citations

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  3. WR
    Wil Roebroeks

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 839 citations

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  4. AH
    Auréade Henry

    Cultures et Environnements. Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge, France

    4 publications · 279 citations

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  5. BV
    Bertil van Os

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 284 citations

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Institutions

217

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    1K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Cultures et Environnements. Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge

    Nice, France

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    554 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    421 citations

  5. Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, Spain

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    420 citations

  6. Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    752 citations

  7. Université Côte d'Azur

    Nice, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    100 citations

  8. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social

    Tarragona, Spain

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    493 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Archaeological Science

    12 publications · 871 citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

    9 publications · 314 citations

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  3. Quaternary International

    8 publications · 394 citations

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  4. Current Anthropology

    CA · 6 publications · 290 citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 1.1K citations

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