本研究透過對雲林古坑‧大坪頂遺址所出土的燒灼砂岩質石質遺物，以宏觀角度藉肉眼視覺觀察燒灼現象與石質遺物之間的關係，以及從微觀角度藉儀器分析與火塘實驗考古的結果來觀察砂岩燒灼前後成分與結構的變化，從而建立起研究砂岩質石質遺物熱處理的方法論，並了解熱處理在石器製作過程中可能具有功能性的因素，更從相關證據與研究中提出石器熱處理技術出現的可能原因。
研究結果發現，古人以露天火塘燒灼大型砂岩礫石的方式去除其中的水分，使得砂岩中的黏土礦物水份逸散、體積縮小；砂岩中的礦物顆粒也因受熱膨脹，體積變大，砂岩的密度上升，同時破裂韌性下降，燒灼過後的砂岩因此變成適合打剝的材料。除此之外，砂岩在加熱升溫的過程之中，砂岩岩體會產生微小的裂縫，這些裂縫會隨著溫度升高而逐漸擴大，最終導致砂岩本體的崩壞，此特性有利於砂岩石材的分解。
石質遺物熱處理的現象也廣泛的出現在新石器時代中、晚期與金屬器時代的台灣中部地區，根據推測，熱處理技術出現的原因可能有功能性與降低生存風險的考量，而這樣的技術應用也可能是針對當時惡劣多變的環境的適應手段。

The study through the burnt sandstone lithic assemblege excavated from the Kukeng Tapingting site, Yunlin County in 2008.the relationship between the burning phenomenon and the sandstone lithic assemblege was observed from a macroscopic perspective with the naked eye, and analyzed from a microscopic perspective with the help of the experimental archaeology. To observe the changes in composition and microstructure of sandstone, to establish a methodology for the study of heat treatment of sandstonelithic assemblege, and to understand the possible functional factors of heat treatment in the process of lithic production, and to propose stone tool heat treatment technology from relevant evidence and research possible causes.

Results indicate that that the ancients used open-air fire pits to burn large sandstone gravels to remove water from them, which caused the clay minerals in the sandstone to escape and shrink in size.At the same time, the fracture toughness decreases, and the burnt sandstone becomes a material suitable for knapping. In addition, during the heating process of sandstone, the sandstone will produce tiny cracks, and these cracks will gradually expand when the temperature rises, eventually leading to the collapse of the sandstone, which is conducive to the decomposition of sandstone .

The phenomenon of heat treatment of sandstone lithic assemblege also widely appeared in the middle and late Neolithic Age and Iron Age,the central area of Taiwan. According to speculation, the reason for the emergence of heat treatment technology may be the consideration of functionality and the reduction of survival risk, and the application of such technology is also It may be an adaptation method for the harsh and changeable environment at that time.

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