Archaeologists claim objects are earliest 'matches'

[Ashley Cawley]

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Researchers from Israel say that mysterious clay and stone artefacts from Neolithic times could be the earliest known "matches".

Full Article @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19168047


"I saw this object and immediately it came to my mind that this was very, very similar to all the sticks that you see [used as] 'fire drills'. I made the connection and it slowly developed"

[AL...]

Never knew you could use clay as a fire starter But when ye think of it its Theres no reason why not :)
Great find there Ash I love stuff like this. Might be in Intresting project for some of the friction fire lads to try lol

Cheers

AL

[luresalive]

My thoughts exactly (clay and stone???????) still it's very interesting, although the idea of using a bow drill is quite sophisticated so there must have been another way to light fires before this!

[Tony1948]

There was rub two boy scouts together:happy-clapping:

[Proventurer]

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Researchers from Israel say that mysterious clay and stone artefacts from Neolithic times could be the earliest known "matches".

Full Article @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19168047


"I saw this object and immediately it came to my mind that this was very, very similar to all the sticks that you see [used as] 'fire drills'. I made the connection and it slowly developed"

Great article, but where's the minds of the first bunch of so called experts to come across these, "phalic symbols" indeed! sex rears its head(s) (lol) once again!