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Sampling and quantitative analysis methods in anthracology from archaeological contexts: Achievements and prospects
Ceren Kabukcu,Lucie Chabal +1 more
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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.About:
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.read more
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Archaeobotanical and dung spherulite evidence for Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic fuel, farming, and feasting at Surezha, Iraqi Kurdistan
TL;DR: This paper examined evidence for plant husbandry, fuel use, and feasting in northern Mesopotamia during the Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic 1-2 periods (ca. 5200-3800 BCE) at the site of Surezha.
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Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used a dataset consisting of 6186 dated tree species samples from 1239 archaeological sites as a proxy to explore parts of the Holocene forest development and human-vegetation dynamics in South-Eastern Norway.
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An interdisciplinary approach to the combustion structures of the Western Mediterranean Iron Age. The first results
M. Carme Belarte,Marta Portillo,M. Mateu,Carme Saorin,María Pastor Quiles,Sílvia Vila,Valentina Pescini +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present the results of the analyses (anthracological studies, phytoliths and calcitic microfossils, micromorphology and FTIR) conducted on a selection of combustion structures.
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Prehistoric firewood gathering on the northeast Tibetan plateau: environmental and cultural determinism
Fengwen Liu,Fengwen Liu,Minmin Ma,Gang Li,Lele Ren,Jiyuan Li,Wei Peng,Yishi Yang,Hucai Zhang +8 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the differences and factors influencing charcoal identification and analysis results from both hand picking and flotation recovery methods at the Zongri site, revealing more accurately the use of firewood by the foragers and its relationship with climate change and the agricultural population.
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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
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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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
Alfredo Nespoli,Emanuele Ogliari,Sonia Leva,Alessandro Massi Pavan,Adel Mellit,Vanni Lughi,Alberto Dolara +6 more
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.