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COLLECTORS of Stone-age implements are well acquainted with the calcined flints known as potboilers, which are found sparsely strewn over the sites of most prehistoric settlements. As the sun-baked pottery of the kitchen utensil would not stand the fire, heated flints were thrown into the vessel to bring the water to the boil.
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LAYARD, N. A Prehistoric Cooking-place in Norfolk. Nature 107, 623 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107623a0
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