Firepit O56 at the Monruz site
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In firepits, pebbles, mainly crystalline rocks, were generally placed on willow twigs, then covered with sheets of gneiss. This all had to be removed each time the fire was relit.
Photo © Office du Patrimoine et de l’archéologie, Neuchâtel (Switzerland)/Y. André
Photo © Office du Patrimoine et de l’archéologie, Neuchâtel (Switzerland)/Y. André
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