(Research Master's Thesis) Fire under the lens: the Mesolithic magnified. A study into the use and function of Mesolithic hearth pits in the Netherlands through the use of soil micromorphology

The main aim of this study has been to gain insight into the use and function of Mesolithic hearth pits features that are found consistently around the Netherlands. While existing research shed light on the spatial configuration of these pits, their chronological distribution and general morphology, information on the exact function of these features remained unavailable. Moreover, an overview of inter- and intrasite variation between hearth pits was lacking. By using soil micromorphology in the form of a quantitative approach, the analysis in this study has demonstrated that the hearth pits m... Mehr ...