Impact of post-depositional processes on charcoal fragmentation and archaeobotanical implications: experimental approach combining charcoal analysis and …

J Chrzazvez, I Théry-Parisot, G Fiorucci… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Generally speaking, charcoal analysis is based on identifying and counting charcoal
fragments in order to calculate the relative variations in taxa frequency. All post-depositional …

Experimental approaches to archaeological fire features and their behavioral relevance

V Aldeias - Current Anthropology, 2017‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
The uses and functions of fire in early human adaptations are commonly debated and at
times very controversial topics. It is important to recognize under what circumstances and …

Microarchaeological approaches to the identification and interpretation of combustion features in prehistoric archaeological sites

SM Mentzer - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2014‏ - Springer
Combustion features inform archaeologists about the prehistoric use of space, subsistence
behaviors, and tempo of site visitation. Their study in the field is difficult because burned …

Bedding, hearths, and site maintenance in the Middle Stone age of Sibudu cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

P Goldberg, CE Miller, S Schiegl, B Ligouis… - Archaeological and …, 2009‏ - Springer
Micromorphological analysis of sediments from the Middle Stone Age site of Sibudu Cave,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, provides a high-resolution sequence and evidence of site …

How heat alters underlying deposits and implications for archaeological fire features: a controlled experiment

V Aldeias, HL Dibble, D Sandgathe, P Goldberg… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
While it is true that the use of fire is undoubtedly an important behavioral trait, fire can also
leave important traces in archaeological deposits, including altering previously deposited …

The black layer of Middle Palaeolithic combustion structures. Interpretation and archaeostratigraphic implications

C Mallol, CM Hernández, D Cabanes, A Sistiaga… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Certain aspects of the formation processes of simple, flat archaeological combustion
structures such as those present in the Middle Palaeolithic record remain unexplained. Such …

Micromorphology and context

P Goldberg, F Berna - Quaternary International, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Context is an important concept in archaeology, although the term tends to have a variety of
meanings to different people. In this brief note we illustrate how context can be considered at …

All about wood ash: Long term fire experiments reveal unknown aspects of the formation and preservation of ash with critical implications on the emergence and use …

P Karkanas - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Despite the growing number of experimental studies of fire, there is still a lack of critical
information on the physical alteration of ash remains and its importance in the preservation …

Combustion features

C Mallol, SM Mentzer, CE Miller - Archaeological soil and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Combustion features are sedimentary deposits or structures that contain physical remnants
of fire. In archaeological sites, combustion features are typically–but not always …

Trampling, poaching and the effect of traffic

P Rentzel, C Nicosia, A Gebhardt… - … soil and sediment …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Micromorphologists are often interested in identifying surfaces intercalated within stratified
sequences, and in analysing the activities that took place on them. This chapter illustrates …