Experimental study on the fuel requirements for the thermal degradation of bodies by means of open pyre cremation

Yermán, Luis; Wall, Harrison; Carrascal, Jerónimo; Browning, Aidon; Chandraratne, Devduni; Nguyen, Christina; Wong, Kam Din; Goode, Tristan; Kyriacou, Daniel; Campbell, M.H.; Cao, Julian; Do, Tam; Casimiro-Soriguer, Diana; Lucherini, Andrea; Zárate, Sergio; Wyn, Hons K.; Bolanos, Aaron; Solarte, Angela; Górska, Carmen; Le, Ba-Dinh; Tran, Son Duy; Le, Quang Minh; Torero, José L.

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2018.04.007

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“…However, the temperatures required for a cremation pyre mean that large amounts of firewood are needed, further adding to the assumption that artefacts will commonly constitute a negligible part of the total amount of preserved charcoal remains (cf. Yermán et al, 2018). In addition, studies on the choice of wood in cremation pyres suggest that there was not a preferred tree species used for cremation ceremonies; the selection was based on availability and quality as fuel (Deforce and Haneca, 2012; Moskal-del Hoyo, 2012).…”

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Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations

2022

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Charcoal from archaeological contexts differs from off-site pollen samples as it is mainly a product of intentional human action. As such, analysis of charcoal from excavations is a valuable addition to studies of past vegetation and the interaction between humans and the environment. In this paper, we use 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. From the middle of the Late Neolithic (from c. 2000 BC) throughout the Early Iron Age (to c. AD 550) the region’s agriculture is characterized by fields, pastures and fallow. Based on our data, we argue that these practices, combined with forest management, clearly altered the natural distribution of trees and favoured some species of broadleaved trees. The past distribution of hazel ( Corylus avellana) is an example of human impact on the vegetation. Today, hazel is not even among the 15 most common tree species, while it is one of the most prevalent species in the archaeological record before AD 550. The data indicate that this species was favoured already by the region’s Mesolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers, and that it was among the species that thrived extremely well in the early farming landscape. Secondly, our analysis also indicates that spruce ( Picea abies) first formed large stands in the south-eastern parts of Norway c. 500 BC, centuries earlier than previously assumed. It is argued that this event, and a further westward expansion of spruce, was partly a consequence of a specific historical event – the first millennium BC farming expansion.

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Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations

2022

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“…4 Ñâèíüÿ áûëà óìåðùâëåíà çà ñóòêè äî íà÷àëà ñîaeaeåíèÿ, ïðè ýòîì íèêàêèõ äîïîëíèòåëüíûõ ìàíèïóëÿöèé ñ òóøåé íå ïðîèçâîäèëîñü. [Jonuks, Konsa, 2007;Marshall, 2011;Yerman et al, 2018]. Â êà÷åñòâå òîïëèâà äëÿ ñîaeaeåíèÿ áûëè èñïîëüçîâàíû äóáîâûå äðîâà äëèíîé îò 30 äî 40 ñì, êîòîðûå óêëàäûâàëèñü ðÿäàìè êðåñòíàêðåñò.…”

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The experience of using an experimental method to study the antiquity cremation rite

Свиркина¹,

Volodin²

2019

MUAB

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Looking for the invisible: The use of anthracological analysis to reveal ritual acts in the eneolithic cremations of Puglia (SE Italy)

Aprile¹,

Fiorentino²

2021

Quaternary International

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Experimental study on the fuel requirements for the thermal degradation of bodies by means of open pyre cremation

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations

Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations

The experience of using an experimental method to study the antiquity cremation rite

Looking for the invisible: The use of anthracological analysis to reveal ritual acts in the eneolithic cremations of Puglia (SE Italy)

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