CHRZAVZEZ , Julia

Anthracological residues are often either very abundant or almost entirely absent in Palaeolithic sites, with no obvious relationship between their quantity and in the intensity of fire-related activities that may have occurred. This raises the question of the impact of post-depositional processes on anthracological residues, which is...

The development of socioeconomic approaches applied to charcoal analysis has made it possible to focus on topics related to firewood use and management. For instance, ethnographic works remind us that the criteria according to which a society chooses its firewood cannot be reduced to a "simple" taxonomic selection: other characteristics, such...

Identificando estrategias de adquisición del combustible leñoso en antracología: puede contribuir la experimentación a determinar el calibre de los carbones en contexto arqueológico ?

Differential preservation of anthracological material and mechanical properties of wood charcoal: an experimental approach of fragmentation.

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We present and discuss two approaches for evaluating the diameter of carbonized wood.Results from a theoretical model and its experimental validation shows that the proportions of diameter classes predicted by the model can be recognized. Even though the measured caliber classes do not correspond to the reality of the initial diameters, the...

Whether one is interested in paleoeconomic or technical aspects related to the use of fire, or in taphonomy, the concept of temperature is central in charcoal analysis. Based on experimental results, we will provide an overview of the concept of temperature in anthracology, covering both its theoretical and epistemological aspects.What does the...

Archéobotanique et taphonomie

Le Grand Abri aux Puces (GAP), located on the right bank of the Ouvèze River of southern France, has been known to contain well-preserved stone tools and faunal remains, but our work in 2008 was the first professional, controlled excavation at the site and has exposed at least 1 archaeological layer with a very rich and diverse faunal...

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La microscopie électronique pour remonter le temps - Exemples d'intégration du MEB et du MEB-EDS à la panoplie analytique de l'archéologue

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