Vouni IAlfred Westholm

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… also the earth somewhat character. Its milkyness ceases and it takes on a more reddish colour. [Also in this layer are found similar-smashed beach pebbles]. At 1 m. there is a sharp change in the earth layers. Under the black-red earth here follows a grey-white layer of ash with numerous embedded pieces of charcoal. This layer is c. 7 cm thick and rests on another layer of burnt clay or sand. The whole is thus a hearth or fireplace. In the ash layer are found numerous remains of animal bones, most broken and split lengthwise. The break-surfaces are very sharp and the bone itself extremely hard. Remains of burnt bone are not observed. Among the bones are taken one burnt and one unburnt animal tooth. In the ash layer are found two flakes of yellow flint The hearth, which has only partly been cut by the trench, seems to have a rounded edge and a radius of approximately 0,50 m. Some stones on the outer edge or elsewhere could not … continues