Charcoals From the Past: Cultural and Palaeoenvironmental Implications: Proceedings of the Third International Meeting of Anthracology, Cavallino - Lecce (Italy), June 28th - July 1st 2004

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This book includes papers from The Third International Meeting of Anthracology, entitled "Charcoals from the Past. Cultural and palaeoenvironmental implications", organized at Cavallino (Lecce) from 28th June to 1st July 2004. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Introduction The scientific excursion to the Salentina Peninsula Preface Special techniques for the anatomical study of charcoal Archaeo-environmental studies of cultivation terraces in the Enveig Mountain (Cerdagne) in Eastern Pyrenees (France). Use of pedo-anthracology Did calcareous grasslands exist in prehistoric times? An archaeobotanical research on the surroundings of the prehistoric settlement above Kallmünz (Bavaria, Germany) Charcoals in context: anthracological analysis at Muro Tenente, south-eastern Italy Wood in arid zones’ prehistoric architecture A fuoco lento: strutture di combustione nell’abitato dell’età del Bronzo di Coppa Nevigata (Manfredonia - FG) An approach to Holocene vegetation history in the middle Rhone valley (France): anthracological data from the « TGV-Méditerranée » excavations Environment and ritual in a late Iron Age context: an example from Raffin Fort, Co. Meath, Ireland Charred organic matter and phosphorus in black soils in the Lower Rhine Basin (Northwest Germany) indicate prehistoric agricultural burning Charcoal as environmental and ethnological evidence from medieval archaeological sites in NW-Italy Pollen and micro-charcoal evidence of vegetation dynamics and human impact along the southern Bulgarian Black sea coast Rapid and accurate estimates of microcharcoal content in pollen slides Arts du feu et du forgeron en Mauritanie Metallurgy in ancient Lecce: new evidence from the excavations of Piazzetta Epulione and Piazzetta Castromediano La capanna rituale di Serra Cicora (Nardò-LE) Recenti ricerche sulla produzione di utensili lignei a Karatepe-Aslantas, Turchia Experimental charcoal-burning with special regard to anthracological wood diameter analysis Gli accampamenti invernali e primaverili dei nomadi dell’Arkhangaï e dell’Ovorkhangaï settentrionale: i ricoveri per gli animali (Mongolia centro occidentale) Two long micro-charcoal records from central Italy The “fires” of Aeolian villages at the end of Middle Bronze Age: the case of Portella site in the Salina island (ME - Italy) Combining charcoal and pollen analysis: Holocene vegetation dynamics, tree species composition and woodland use in the Bavarian Forest Environment and agriculture in the early Neolithic of the Arene Candide (Liguria) A contribution to the forest history of the Markstein area in the southern Vosges (France) Il controllo delle alte temperature e l’inizio della metallurgia nel Vicino Oriente Food Processing in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age. Fire installations cooking pots and grinding tools at Tell Mardikh-Ebla (Syria)-Two Case Studies High resolution AMS radiocarbon dating of archaeological charcoals Environmental history in the Mediterranean basin: microcharcoal as a tool to disentangle human impact and climate change Collapsed beams and wooden remains from a 3200 BC temple and palace at Arslantepe (Malatya, Turkey) The Use of Wood: Traditional Building Techniques in the Swat Valley (Pakistan). An Ethno-Archaeological Research Environmental and cultural history of South American temperate forests: an interdisciplinary approach A critical assessment and experimental comparison of microscopic charcoal extraction methods Domestic fires and vegetation cover among Neanderthalians and Anatomically Modern Human Groups (>53-30 kyr BP) in the Cantabrian Region (Cantabria, Northern Spain) Fuel Supplies for Pompeii Pre-Roman and Roman charcoals of the Casa delle Vestali Anthracology and Mediterranean landscape, classical and new approaches Solar influence on Holocene fire history