Extracting tinder from tinder fungus

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Extracting tinder, a spongy material, from the tinder fungus. The tinder is then ignited using sparks produced by percussion with marcasite or pyrite (iron disulphide).

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Keywords: -, amadou, archaeological, archaeology, archeology, disulphide, early, fire, homo, humans, iron, marcasite, palaeolithic, paleolithic, pyrite, sapiens, sparks, tinder, upper