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  1. Mesolithic

    File OpgravingStevoort.jpg thumb 225px Mesolithic microliths Mesolithic 233 The Mesolithic Greek language ... period about 14,000 to 400 BC is sometimes called Mesolithic and it is also applied to some cultures ... no need for an intermediate category. When Hodder Westropp introduced the Mesolithic in 1866 as a technology ... s work, The Dawn of Europe 1947 , which affirms the Mesolithic, sufficient data had been collected to determine that the Mesolithic was in fact necessary and was indeed a transition and intermediary .... ref The start and end dates of the Mesolithic vary by geographical region. Childe s recycled view ... on the circumstances. If the Mesolithic is more similar to the Paleolithic it is called the Epipaleolithic ... of plants and animals had occurred. Some Mesolithic people continued with intensive hunting. Others were practising the initial stages of domestication. Some Mesolithic settlements were villages of huts. Others were walled cities. The type of tool remains the diagnostic factor. The Mesolithic featured ... Stone Age can no longer be used for Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. In African archaeology ... Paleolithic is replaced by Middle Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic by Later Stone Age. The Mesolithic and Neolithic are not recognized. Current terminology The term Mesolithic is in competition ... of the final last Ice Age glaciation which appear to merge technologically into the Mesolithic ..., Scandinavia, Ukraine, and Russia the term Mesolithic is almost always used. In the archaeology ... toward agriculture , reserving the term Mesolithic for those cultures, like the Natufian ... use the term Mesolithic for a variety of Late Paleolithic cultures subsequent to the end of the last ... of transition toward artificial food production are assigned to the Mesolithic. blockquote The Levant There are two designated periods Mesolithic 1 Kebara culture 20 18,000 BC to 12,150 ... period ended at the beginning of Mesolithic 1. The hunter gatherers of the Aurignacian would have ...   more details



  1. Irish Mesolithic

    cleanup date June 2010 Ireland s Later Mesolithic Chronology & Technology Ireland s Later Mesolithic ... has yet been identified that bridges the gap between this industry and the Early Mesolithic microlith ic very small flake blade industry that preceded it. ref http www.lithicsireland.ie MLitt Mesolithic ... into the Social Archaeology of the Mesolithic, West of the Shannon, Ireland. 2006 ref The Later Mesolithic period ends around 5th millennium BC 4000 BC and is followed by a Neolithic lithic stone ... . As with the Early and Later Mesolithic, no artefacts have yet been found that represent a transition between the Later Mesolithic and Neolithic . Until recently there have been few signs of variation across the approximately 2 3000 years that comprise the Later Mesolithic period no identifiable trends ... ref Anderson, E. and G. Johnson. 1995. Irish Later Mesolithic flint technology Further developments ... have pointed out that the best lithic data for the Later Mesolithic are associated only with its last ... Later Mesolithic and except for zone 3, for which there are contemporary sites, there are no comparable ... Mesolithic c.7 6000 4000 BC is impressively underrepresented. Ironically, it is with the last part of the Later Mesolithic that some workers have become most frustrated, like Whittle ref Whittle, A. 1990. Proglomena to the study of the Mesolithic Neolithic transition in Britain and Ireland. In Rubane ... directed at the first three quarters of the Later Mesolithic, rather than the last quarter. The difference ... BP forager lifeway. Later Mesolithic Mobility & Economy The limited evidence for the Later Mesolithic ... ref Green, S. and M. Zvelebil. 1990. The Mesolithic colonization and agricultural transition of south ... of seafish, shellfish, and wild pig ref McCarthy, M. 1999. ref ref Woodman, P.C. 1990. The Mesolithic of Munster A preliminary assessment. In the Mesolithic in Europe Proceedings of the Third International ... deer elk during the Later Mesolithic period ref Woodman, P.C. and M. McCarthy. 2003. Contemplating sime ...   more details



  1. Mount Sandel Mesolithic site

    Mount Sandel Mesolithic site is situated in Coleraine , County Londonderry , Northern Ireland , just to the east of the iron age Mount Sandel Fort . ref name AC cite web title Mount Sandel, Ireland work About.com Archaeology url http archaeology.about.com od mesolithicarchaic a mount sandel.htm accessdate 2007 12 02 ref It is the oldest archaeological site in Ireland with carbon dating indicating an age of 9,000 years old 7,000BC ref C.Michael Hogan. 2011. http www.eoearth.org article Celtic Sea?topic 49523 Celtic Sea . Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC ref Mount Sandel Mesolithic site is a Scheduled Historic Monument in the townland of Mount Sandel, in Coleraine Borough Council area, at Grid Ref C8533 3076. ref cite web title Mount Sandel Mesolithic settlement site work Environment and Heritage Service NI url http www.ehsni.gov.uk scheduled monuments1to31mar07.pdf accessdate 2007 12 02 ref See also Mount Sandel Fort References reflist DEFAULTSORT Mount Sandel Mesolithic Site Category Ancient Ireland Category Archaeological sites in County Londonderry Category Coleraine Category Scheduled Monuments in Northern Ireland Category Former populated places in Northern Ireland Category Mesolithic de Mount Sandel ...   more details



  1. Nubia (Mesolithic) / Nile boat

    was a compact, homogeneous layer of the Khartoum Mesolithic. Diagnostic gastropods were in this layer ... to the early history of boat design and ship building was found in the Khartoum Mesolithic layer ... Mesolithic boat may be said to represent the end of important, coordinated developments in boat ... designed earlier in the Nubian Mesolithic. As this approach to hull design, cabin layout and steering ... for small and medium size Nile boats during the Khartoum Mesolithic. As the first and best ... thousand years. Slight modifications would produce either a fishing or cargo boat. Mesolithic Fishing Boats Use of boats on the Nile in the Mesolithic had been proposed by W. Van Neerand in 1989 ... Archaeological Museum, 1991. Retrieved March 12, 2010. ref and by Peters in 1991 ref Mesolithic Fishing ..., 2010. ref and 1993. ref Mesolithic Fishing along the Central Sudanese Nile and the Lower Atbara, by J ... Archaeological Museum. Retrieved March 12, 2010. ref Studies of the ichthyo fauna in Mesolithic ... an indirect estimate for the dimensions and weight of Mesolithic fishing boats that plied the Central ..., 2008. ref However the architectural features of the Khartoum Mesolithic boat were refined and executed ... on the Khartoum Mesolithic pebble. Naqada II In Naqada II 3500 3200 BC , there are features of boat design that hearken back to Khartoum Mesolithic boat. A steering system and cabin are situated at the approximate ... Reflist Category Ancient Egypt Category Indigenous boats Category Khartoum Category Mesolithic ...   more details



  1. Zaliznyak

    Zaliznyak , or Zalizniak , is the last name of Andrey Zaliznyak , a Russian linguist Leonid Zaliznyak , a Ukrainian archeologist with specialization in Mesolithic Maksym Zalizniak , an 18th century cossack from Zaporizhzhia disambig ru uk ...   more details



  1. Mount Sandel

    Mount Sandel may refer to Mount Sandel Fort , a fort in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Mount Sandel Mesolithic site , excavated mesolitic huts in Coleraine County Londonderry, Northern Ireland disambig ...   more details



  1. Gruinart Flats

    Image Gruinartflatssedge.jpg thumb Southern edge of Gruinart Flats. The Gruinart Flats is a low lying landform on the western part of the isle of Islay in Scotland . The locale is an important conservation area, having been designated as an SSSI . Much of the Gruinart Flats is a marshy area operated by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . This vicinity is known to be an early habitation site by Mesolithic peoples. ref Hunter gatherer landscape archaeology the Southern Hebrides Mesolithic . 2001. p. 139 ref See also Loch Gruinart References Hunter gatherer landscape archaeology the Southern Hebrides Mesolithic . 2001. ed. Steven Mithen, 684 pages Line notes reflist coord 55 49 5 N 6 19 55 W region GB type landmark display title Category Geography of Scotland Scotland geo stub es Gruinart Flats ...   more details



  1. Tardenoisian

    Noref date January 2010 Disputed Disputed information date December 2009 Stone Age The Tardenoisian is an archaeological culture of the Epipaleolithic period from north western France and Belgium . Similar cultures are known further east in central Europe late Mesolithic and west across Spain . Characteristic Cultural artifact artefact s include trapezoid, chisel ended arrowheads and small flint blades made by the pressure technique. The Tardenoisian is contemporaneous with the Sauveterrian and lasted from about 7500 BC until the Neolithic . Notes references Category Archaeological cultures Category Stone Age Europe Category Mesolithic Category Archeology in France Euro archaeology stub de Tardenoisien es Tardenoisiense fr Tardenoisien nl Tardenoisien pl Kultura tardenuaska ru fi Tardenoisin kulttuuri sv Tardenoisienkulturen ...   more details



  1. Sandel

    Sandel may refer to Mount Sandel Mesolithic site , a mesolithic site and an ancient fort in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Sandel , a novel by Angus John Mackintosh Stewart . People with the surname Sandel surname Sandel Cora Sandel 1880 1974 , Norwegian writer who lived most of her life in France and Sweden Michael Sandel born 1953 , contemporary political philosopher Ari Sandel , directed and co writer of 2005 Oscar winning comedy short West Bank Story See also Sandal disambiguation Sandell , a surname Johan August Sandels , a Swedish nobleman disambig de Sandel fr Sandel ...   more details



  1. Vidovdanka

    Infobox artwork image file Vidovdanka.jpg image size 200px title Vidovdanka alt other language 1 other title 1 other language 2 other title 2 artist year 5500 4700 BC type height metric width metric length metric height imperial width imperial length imperial imperial unit metric unit city Belgrade museum owner Vidovdanka is a Late Mesolithic anthropomorphic figurine Cult image made of terracotta regarded as symbol of the Vin a culture , which flourished in Prehistoric Serbia in 5500 BC. It was excavated at 6,2 metres deep at Vin a , Serbia on the day of Vidovdan hence the name in 1930. It stands 30,7 centimetres ref http www.jstor.org pss 2790214 ref Notes and references references Serbia stub Category Prehistoric sculpture Category Mesolithic Serbia Category Archaeology of Serbia ...   more details



  1. Star Carr

    peak period Mesolithic latd 54 latm 12 lats 51 latNS N longd 0 longm 25 longs 24 longEW W Mesolithic 233 Star Carr is a Mesolithic archaeological site in North Yorkshire , England. It is around five miles ... 2008 ref It is generally regarded as the most important and informative Mesolithic site in Great Britain . It is as important to the Mesolithic period as Stonehenge is to the Neolithic period or Scandinavian York is to understanding Viking age Britain. The site was occupied during the early Mesolithic ... due to burial in waterlogged peat . Normally all that remains on Mesolithic sites are stone tool s. Excavation ... of the nature and extent of the Mesolithic archaeology in the area and reinterpretations of the original ... end of the Vale of Pickering . During the Mesolithic the site was near the outflow at the western ... during the course of the Mesolithic. Waterlogged peat prevents organic finds from oxidising and has ... on sites from this period. During the period of Mesolithic occupation the area surrounding ... of Mesolithic sites, there were a large number of objects made of red deer and elk antler, elk ... Mesolithic. Many of the barbed points and antler frontlets appear to be deliberately broken. The antler ... and 500 years. The structure has been compared to the Mesolithic structure found at Howick, Northumberland ... with the explicit aim of building a more detailed picture of the Mesolithic environment and the ways ... Mesolithic and prehistory generally. Clark believed he had uncovered the entirety of the site and believed Star Carr could be used as a type site for the British Mesolithic. He drew parallels between ... In 1977 archaeologists excavated Iron Age , Bronze Age and Mesolithic material from Seamer Carr, just ... site. The discovery of Mesolithic material led to a new series of investigations around Lake Flixton ... more Mesolithic sites but none with as many of the unusual artefacts such as barbed points and antler ... debates Clark, the original excavator, believed the Mesolithic people would have lived on a brushwood ...   more details



  1. God-Apes and Fossil Men

    God Apes and Fossil Men is a book on Paleoanthropology in South Asia by Kenneth A.R. Kennedy . Ann Arbor, 2000 . The book is a detailed study of the history of South Asian Paleoanthropology and of the fossil record of prehistoric people in South Asia . The fifth chapter is about the prehistoric God Apes of the Siwalik hills. Other chapters describe the fossil hominids of the Pleistocene . The Mesolithic skeletal record is also described, and the last chapters treat the Harappan civilization and the Megalith builders. Chapters in the book 1 The land of Bharata. br 2 Establishing the archaeological record. br 3 Paleontology and evolution. br 4 The Aryan hordes. br 5 The God Apes of Siwalik hills. br 6 The earliest evidence of Hominid settlement in Pliestocene South Asia. br 7 Mileposts in Paleolithic journey. br 8 Fossil hominids in south Asian Pleistocene. br 9 Post Pleistocene landscapes and cultural chronology. br 10 Mesolithic hunter foragers. br 11 The skeletal records of mesolithic populations. br 12 Early farmers and pastoralists. br 13 The skeletal records of early farming and pastoral populations. br 14 The Harappan civilization. br 15 The Harappan heritage. br 16 The Megalith builders. br 17 Where did all the races go? br 18 Conspectus. br External links http muse.jhu.edu journals asian perspectives v040 40.2schepartz.pdf http www.news.cornell.edu Chronicle 01 5.17.01 Kennedy book.html Category 2000 books Category Biology books Category Human evolution books science book stub ...   more details



  1. Epipaleolithic

    File Pointe 228.2 La Tourasse 3 .jpg right thumb Azilian points, microlith s from epipaleolithic northern Spain and southern France. Stone Age Epipaleolithic is a term used for the final Upper Palaeolithic industries occurring at the end of the final last Ice Age glaciation which appear to merge technologically into the Mesolithic . ref Bahn, Paul, The Penguin Archaeology Guide , Penguin, London, pp. 141. ISBN 0 14 051448 1 ref The term is usually confused with Mesolithic , and the two are sometimes used as synonyms. Yet, when a distinction is made, Epipaleolithic is used for those cultures that were not much affected by the ending of the Ice Age like the Natufian and Khiamian cultures of Western Asia ref http search.eb.com eb article 10760 agriculture, origins of . 2008 . In Encyclop dia Britannica . Retrieved April 10, 2008, from Encyclop dia Britannica Online. ref and the term Mesolithic is reserved for Western Europe where the extinction of the Megafauna had a great impact on the Paleolithic populations at the end of the Ice Age like European post glacial cultures Azilian , Sauveterrian , Tardenoisian , Maglemosian , etc. . The term is sometimes used in the opposite meaning, Alfonso Moure says in this respect quote In the language of Prehistorical Archaeology, the most extended trend is to use the term Epipaleolithic for the industrial complexes of the post glacial hunter gatherer groups. Inversely, those that are in transitional ways towards artificial production of food are inscribed in the Mesolithic . ref A. Moure El Origen del Hombre , 1999. ISBN 84 7679 127 5 ref Epipalaeolithic hunter gatherer s made relatively advanced tools from small flint or obsidian blades, known as microlith s that were hafted in wooden implements. They were generally nomad ic. References references Category Holocene archaeology stub ast Epipaleol ticu ca Epipaleol tic de Epipal olithikum el es Epipaleol tico eu Epipaleolito fr pipal olithique fy Epipaleoli ...   more details



  1. Kalmar Strait

    The Kalmar Strait , Kalmarsund , is a strait in the Baltic Sea , located between the Sweden Swedish island of land and the province of Sm land of the Swedish mainland. The strait is about convert 130 km long and between convert 5 km and convert 25 km in width. There is a road bridge across the strait, the land bridge . Prehistory The areas along the Kalmar Strait have a heritage of Neolithic and Bronze Age habitation ref Thomas B. Larsson, The Bronze Age Metalwork in Southern Sweden , 1986, University of Ume , Dept of Archaeology, 200 pages ISBN 9171742298 ref moreover, Mesolithic peoples crossed the strait on an ice bridge in the early Holocene period as glacier s began to recede from land . A place where early Mesolithic settlement of the island of land occurred is Alby, Oland Alby , whose people migrated across the Kalmar Strait approximately 6000 Before Christ BC , and established one of the oldest known Mesolithic villages in Northern Europe. ref http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 18116 C.Michael Hogan 2007 Alby Mesolithic Village , The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham ref References reflist coord 56 43 56.60 N 16 26 57.41 E dim 120000 scale 1200000 region SE H type waterbody source dewiki display title Category Straits of Sweden Category Baltic Sea Category Kalmar County Kalmar geo stub bg da Kalmarsund de Kalmarsund et Kalmari v in fr D troit de Kalmar ko lt Kalmarsiundas nl Kalmarsund ja no Kalmarsund pl Cie nina Kalmarska pt Estreito de Kalmar ru fi Kalmarinsalmi sv Kalmarsund zh ...   more details



  1. Tranchet axe

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Tranchet axe is a Stone tool lithic tool made by removing a lithic flake flake , known, when using this method, as a tranchet flake , parallel to the final intended cutting edge of the tool which creates a single straight edge as wide as the tool itself. It is found in some Acheulean Assemblage archaeology assemblage s as well as in Mesolithic flaked stone industries. DEFAULTSORT Tranchet Axe Category Lithics Archaeology stub ...   more details



  1. 7000 BCE in Iran

    Mesolithic Period c. 7000 BCE Tribal migration at parts was ended and some tribes chose to settle at certain regions such as Ali Tappe , Hatoo , and Kamarband caves. Various drills, grinders, and blades were made of stone. Pottery is another characteristic of this period. See also List of years in Iran External links http www.iranmiras.ir fr site history index.htm Iran Miras in Persian Category Years in Iran ...   more details



  1. 5000 BCE in Iran

    Citations missing date July 2011 Neolithic Period c. 5000 BC Mesolithic period ended for Iran at about 5000 BC , when farming, and herding became almost entirely the dominant means of food production. See also List of years in Iran External links http www.iranmiras.ir fr site history index.htm Iran Miras in Persian MEast hist stub Category Years in Iran ...   more details



  1. Beldibi

    Beldibi is the name of several localities in Turkey . It may refer to Beldibi, Marmaris A township depending Marmaris district, Beldibi Cave A cave and a Mesolithic and Neolithic site southwest of Antalya. Disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Paleo-European

    Paleo European Palaeo European may refer to in geology, the remote geological history of Europe in archaeology, the deep Prehistory of Europe Paleolithic Europe Mesolithic Europe Neolithic Europe the proposed Old European culture in historical linguistics, the pre Indo European and sometimes Pre Finno Ugric pre Sami languages Sami languages of Europe the suggested Macro Caucasian language group John Bengtson 2008 in scientific racism, Paleo Europeans a supposed racial type native to Europe proper disambig ...   more details



  1. Spurryhillock

    Spurryhillock is a mesolithic archaeological site ref http ads.ahds.ac.uk catalogue adsdata PSAS 2002 pdf vol 127 127 017 027.pdf Derek Alexander, Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scot. 127 1997 17 27 ref and modern industrial estate ref http www.britnett carver.co.uk stonehavenbusiness spurryhillock.html Stonehaven Business Association Spurryhillock Industrial Estate ref at Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . Vicinity history Historical features in the local area include Fetteresso Castle , Ury House , Stonehaven Tolbooth , Dunnottar Castle and Muchalls Castle . On the Fetteresso Estate grounds there have been archaeological finds from the Bronze Age . ref C.Michael Hogan, http www.themodernantiquarian.com site 10937 fetteresso.html fieldnotes Fetteresso Fieldnotes , The Modern Antiquarian 2008 ref See also Red Cloak References reflist Aberdeenshire geo stub UK archaeology stub Category Buildings and structures in Aberdeenshire Category Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire Category History of Aberdeenshire Category Stone Age sites in Scotland Category Mesolithic ...   more details



  1. Asturian culture

    Wikify date September 2011 The Asturian culture is a mesolithic archaeological culture actually identified by a single fossil the Asturian pick axe, and found only in coastal locations of Prehistoric Iberia Iberia , especially in Eastern Asturias and Western Cantabria. It is believed that the Asturian tool was used for seafood gathering. This tool is a rather mysterious exception to generalized microlithism of this time. References es Barandiaran, I. et al. Prehistoria de la Pen nsula Ib rica . Ed. Ariel. es Fernandez Tresguerres, J. Visi n general del Epipalol tico Cant brico en Homenaje al profesor Mart n Almagro Basch , pp.  231 237. Ministerio de Cultura. es Menendez Fern ndez, M. coord. Prehistoria y Protohistoria de la Peninsula Ib rica I Paleol tico y Mesol tico . UNED. Category Prehistoric Europe Category Archaeology of Spain Category Archaeology of Portugal Category Mesolithic Category Archaeological cultures of Western Europe ast Asturiense ca Cultura asturienca es Asturiense pl Kultura asturyjska ru ...   more details



  1. Swiderian culture

    499. ref The Swiderian culture plays a central role in the Palaeolithic Mesolithic transition. It has ... Complex persisted into the Preboreal. Unlike western Europe, the Mesolithic groups now inhabiting ... Palaeolithic and the oldest Mesolithic occupation. The oldest Mesolithic site is Chwalim, located in western Poland it outdates the Mesolithic sites situated to the east in central and northeastern Poland by about 150 years. Thus, the Mesolithic population progressed from the west after a 300 year ... in the Polish early Mesolithic has been interpreted thus that the new arriving people were not acquainted ... The problem of the Palaeolithic Mesolithic transition on the Polish Plain the state of research ... ref Many of the earliest Mesolithic sites in Finland are post Swiderian these include the Ristola site ... early Mesolithic industries of northern Europe, originally suggested that Sujala was contemporaneous to Phase 1 of the Norwegian Finnmark Mesolithic Komsa culture Komsa proper , dating to between 9 000 and 10 000 BP. Proposed parallels with the blade technology among the earliest Mesolithic finds ..., the true age being approximately 8300 8200 CalBC. Such an Early Mesolithic influence from Russia or the Baltic ...   more details



  1. Franchthi Cave

    1 The Southern Greek Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Sequence at Franchthi . Retrieved 2009 08 10. Category Caves of Greece Category Wild caves Category Mesolithic Category Neolithic archaeological ...   more details



  1. Nøstvet and Lihult cultures

    Mesolithic The N stvet culture ca 6200 BC 3200 BC and the Lihult culture are two very similar Mesolithic archaeological culture culture s in Scandinavia n prehistory derived from the earlier Fosna Hensbacka culture s. They are so varied and vaguely defined that they are rather a tradition than an archaeological culture . The N stvet culture appeared around the Oslofjord and along the Norwegian coast up to Tr ndelag , whereas the Lihult culture is found in Sweden . Sometimes the Sandarna culture appears as the name of an intermediary form between the Fosna Hensbacka culture Swedish Hensbacka and Lihult cultures. This name comes from a human settlement settlement near Gothenburg approximately 7000 BC 5000 BC . The N stvet people lived on open settlements. They used honed axes and microlith s of various rocks, such as quartz , quartzite and flint . They lived primarily of hunting various animals such as seafowl and marine mammals, in addition to fishing and hunter gatherer gathering . The size of the settlements grows during time, which reflects an increase in population and a more sedentary lifestyle . In Oresund Region southern Scandinavia , its neighbours were first the Kongemose culture roughly 6000 BC 5200 BC and later on the Erteb lle culture about 5200 BC 4000 BC . During the period 4000 BC 3200 BC, the N stvet and Lihult cultures are succeeded by the Funnelbeaker culture Funnelbeaker and the Pitted Ware culture s and disappear from the archaeological record. Notes references References Nationalencyklopedin DEFAULTSORT Nostvet And Lihult Cultures Category Archaeological cultures of Northern Europe Category Scandinavian archaeology Category Nordic Stone Age Category Archaeology of Sweden Category Archaeology of Norway Category Mesolithic nl N stvet en Lihultcultuur no N stvetkulturen ru sv Lihultkulturen ...   more details



  1. Birch-tar

    File Birkenpech.JPG thumb Birch bark pitch made in a single pot The birch bark is heated under airtight conditions, the final product consists of tar and the ashes of the bark. File Birkenpechdestille Eintopfverfahren.JPG thumb Modern way of producing birch bark tar in a single pot The birch bark is heated under airtight conditions, the final product consists of tar and the ashes of the bark. Birch tar or birch pitch is a substance liquid when heated derived from the dry distillation of the bark of the birch tree. Compounds It is compounded of guaiacol , phenols , cresol , xylenol , and creosol . Uses Birch tar was used widely as an adhesive as early as the late Paleolithic or early Mesolithic era. It has also been used as a disinfectant, in leather dressing, and in medicine. Ends of fletching of arrows were fastened on with birch tar in Mesolithic. Birch tar and rawhide lashings were used to fix the blade of axes in Mesolithic. Birch tar oil is an effective repellent of gastropod s. ref name Lindqvist 2010 The repellent effect of sole birch tar oil last about two weeks. ref name Lindqvist 2010 The repellent effect of birch tar oil mixed with Vaseline applied on fences lasts up to several months. ref name Lindqvist 2010 Lindqvist I., Lindqvist B., Tiilikkala K., Hagner M., Penttinen O. P., Pasanen T. & Set l H. 2010 . Birch tar oil is an effective mollusc repellent field and laboratory experiments using Arianta arbustorum Gastropoda Helicidae and Arion lusitanicus Gastropoda Arionidae . Agricultural and Food Science 19 1 1 12. doi 10.2137 145960610791015050 . ref Birch tar oil is also used in perfumery as a base note to impart leather and wintergreen notes. References reflist Category Adhesives material stub de Birkenpech fi T k tti pl Dziegie Ray Mears video demonstration of birch oil preparation http www.youtube.com watch?v l fxF 1j9qM and http www.youtube.com watch?v QIQiWHAueiM&feature related A non video demonstration will be found at http www.jonsbushcraft.c ...   more details




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