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Sampling and quantitative analysis methods in anthracology from archaeological contexts: Achievements and prospects

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A critical review of the main methodological achievements in sampling and quantitative analysis in anthracology, the study of wood charcoal macro-remains from archaeological contexts is provided in this paper.
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This article is published in Quaternary International.The article was published on 2021-08-20. It has received 34 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anthracology & Wood fuel.

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Anthropogenic impacts on vegetation landscapes and environmental implications during the Middle-Late Holocene in the Iberian Central Pre-Pyrenees: An anthracological approach

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors provided the anthracological results based on 1117 charcoal fragments from Cova Colomera in the Central Pre-Pyrenees (Iberian Peninsula).
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Trees, shrubs, and forests at Joya de Cerén, a Late Classic Mesoamerican village

TL;DR: The Late Classic Maya village of Joya de Ceren's extraordinary preservation caused by the Loma Caldera volcanic eruption around 650 CE allows for a unique opportunity to understand what plant species ancient Mesoamerican farmers utilized in their daily lives for food consumption, medicinal applications, fuel, and construction purposes as discussed by the authors.
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Forest History—New Perspectives for an Old Discipline

TL;DR: The field of forest history studies the development of woodlands and their interrelationship with past human societies as mentioned in this paper, and the field has experienced a constant decrease of importance, reflected in the loss of representation in most universities.
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Paleoethnobotany: A Handbook of Procedures

TL;DR: Paleo-ethnobotany is the study of human-plant interactions throughout history as mentioned in this paper, and it has been studied extensively in the field of botany and anthropology.
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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

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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Charcoal analysis and dendrology: data from archaeological sites in north-western France

TL;DR: In this paper, the average width of the growth rings in oak charcoal from domestic hearths coming from about forty sites in north-western France has been measured using a binocular lens.
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Day-Ahead Photovoltaic Forecasting: A Comparison of the Most Effective Techniques

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the performance of two methods for the prediction of the power output of photovoltaic systems based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), which have been trained on the same dataset, thus enabling a much-needed homogeneous comparison.
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