During a recent excavation campaign in Egnatia (south-eastern Italy) a lime-kiln was discovered. It was totally sealed and its original load was still inside. This circumstance, which is rarely seen in archaeological investigations, made it possible to study how these structures work. Anthracological and taphonomic analyses, together with analyses of the charcoals’ dimensions, enabled us to determine the composition of the fuel used and to suggest that it included wood that had originally been used as timber for construction and was subsequently discarded.
The last firewood of a late ancient limekiln in Egnatia (SE Italy)
Stellati, Angela
;Cassano, Raffaella
;Fioriello, Custode Silvio
2012-01-01
Abstract
During a recent excavation campaign in Egnatia (south-eastern Italy) a lime-kiln was discovered. It was totally sealed and its original load was still inside. This circumstance, which is rarely seen in archaeological investigations, made it possible to study how these structures work. Anthracological and taphonomic analyses, together with analyses of the charcoals’ dimensions, enabled us to determine the composition of the fuel used and to suggest that it included wood that had originally been used as timber for construction and was subsequently discarded.File in questo prodotto:
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