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标题：Phantom Hearths and the Use of Fire at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel.
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作者：Nira Alperson-Afil ; Daniel Richter ; Naama Goren-Inbar 等
期刊名称：PaleoAnthropology Journal
出版年度：2007
卷号：2007
页码：1-15
出版社：Paleoanthropology Society
摘要：The basic assumption of this study is that hearths are the center of debris accumulation and that the identification of clusters of burned debris testifies to the location of ancient hearths that are no longer visible. We present the results of thermoluminescence(TL)and spatial analyses of flint microartifacts from two Acheulian archaeological horizons at Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov. The results obtained by TLmeasurements confirm the previously reported evidence of fire. The spatial analysis demonstrates clustering of burned microartifacts, which is interpreted as an indicator of ancient hearths. The circumstances that introduced the burned material to the archaeological horizons are examined, suggesting that anthropogenic rather than natural fires are responsible for the observed patterns. Finally, we discuss the issue of hearth-related activities and their resulting spatial patterns, suggesting that the evidence from Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov is an ancient example of such patterns.