Record ID: WAW-1852A7
Object type: FIRE CRACKED STONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Quartzite cobble which has been heated and dropped into water to boil it. The exterior of the stone has turned pink and is cracked by thermal shock. The originally rounded cobble has shattered and its broken faces show a hackly fracture. Fire cracked stones are a recognised feature of the Bronze Age but their function is uncertain. They may have been used boil water in wooden troughs for cooking or for use in an industrial process. It has also been suggested that they were used to generate steam is sweat-houses. Fire cracked stones have also been found in pits on Anglo-Saxo…
Created on: Thursday 31st July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.