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Charcoal Analysis and the « Principle of Least Effort »―A Conceptual Model
Charlie M. Shackleton,F. Prins +1 more
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A conceptual model is presented to determine situations in which the Principle of Least Effort may, or may not, apply, and helps identify when the PLE may be a useful model for interpretation of appropriate data sets.About:
This article is published in Journal of Archaeological Science.The article was published on 1992-11-01. It has received 179 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Conceptual model & Principle of least effort.read more
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Anthracology and taphonomy, from wood gathering to charcoal analysis. A review of the taphonomic processes modifying charcoal assemblages, in archaeological contexts
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the taphonomic processes affecting anthracological assemblages in archaeological contexts, from wood gathering to the analysis of charcoal results, is presented.
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Reconstructing Woodland Vegetation and its Exploitation by Past Societies, based on the Analysis and Interpretation of Archaeological Wood Charcoal Macro-Remains
Eleni Asouti,Phil Austin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the significance of the analysis of archaeological wood charcoal macro-remains as a tool for the reconstruction of woodland vegetation and its exploitation is discussed, drawing from both older and more recent publications a number of theoretical and methodological approaches are examined.
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Changes in fuelwood use and selection following electrification in the Bushbuckridge lowveld, South Africa.
TL;DR: A longitudinal study of fuelwood use in five rural villages in the Bushbuckridge region of South Africa spanning the period over which electricity became widely available finds that the proportion of households purchasing fuelwood had increased and there was an increase in the number of species harvested.
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Preservation of fungi in archaeological charcoal
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on preservation aspects related to the microorganisms in wood and demonstrate the structural changes that take place in different types of decayed wood after it was converted into charcoal.
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The ethnoarchaeology of firewood management in the Fang villages of Equatorial Guinea, central Africa: Implications for the interpretation of wood fuel remains from archaeological sites
TL;DR: In this article, a case study from the Fang society of Equatorial Guinea (central Africa) aimed at gaining a better understanding of the complex interactions between cultural, ecological and economic variables in firewood collection strategies.
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Reading the past : current approaches to interpretation in archaeology
Ian Hodder,Scott R. Hutson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the problem of post-processual archaeology has been addressed and an ethnohistoric example: reconsideration of ethnoarchaeology and middle range theory.
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Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Southern Africa
TL;DR: The authors summarized evidence from such diverse sources as dune systems, stable isotopes, pollen, fossil bones, and the distribution of Stone Age people to show the effects of climactic forcing on changes in terrestrial ecosystems in the southern Africa landscape.
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Fuelwood harvesting and sustainable utilisation in a communal grazing land and protected area of the eastern transvaal lowveld
TL;DR: In this article, the species composition and woody standing crop were determined for two adjacent sites of contrasting management history in the eastern Transvaal Lowveld, a communal land that has been subject to wood harvesting for several decades and an adjacent unharvested site.
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