All about Neanderthals
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The book ”Mammutfurz und Feurestein” tells you all about the life of Neanderthals. You can buy it in our Online-Shop. Or get a free exemplary excerpt at the download area.
Make fire like Neanderthals did.
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If you want to start a fire as Neanderthals did, visit the Stone Age Workshop.
Or get yourself a “Stone Age Lighter” from our Online-Shop!
Spark a fire
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You will need two stones: one fire stone and a so-called marcasite stone! The marcasite contains iron. As soon as you strike the marcasite with the firestone, the marcasite will release red-hot particles: The sparks!
You have to let the sparks fall onto easily inflammable material. That might be tinder fungus (that is a specific mushroom growing on trees) or sedges (a marshland plant).
Carefully blow on the spark, so that it turns into a small flame. Adding straw and dry wood, the spark can become a real campfire!





















