Wood charcoal analysis in tropical rainforest: a pilot study identifying firewood used at toxic nut processing sites in northeast Queensland, Australia

King, Fleur; Dotte-Sarout, Émilie

doi:10.1007/s00334-018-0688-5

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“…Approximately 80 specimens of charcoal (Stewart et al, 2016) were analysed from two layers from each member, except from Members 5 BS and 4 WA where more layers were examined (Table 1). Standard anthracological methods were applied to identify the charcoal (see for example Figueiral and Mosbrugger, 2000;Allott, 2006;Théry-Parisot, 2010;Cartwright, 2013;Backwell et al, 2014;Bamford, 2015a, b;Stewart et al, 2016;King et al, 2018;Bodin et al, 2020;Henry et al, 2020). Border Cave specimens were selected for identification by means of random sampling within each sample using random number tables (Drennan, 2009).…”

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A vegetation record based on charcoal analysis from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ∼227 000 to ∼44 000 years ago

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Backwell

d’Errico

et al. 2022

Quaternary Science Reviews

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A vegetation record based on charcoal analysis from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ∼227 000 to ∼44 000 years ago

Lennox

Backwell

d’Errico

et al. 2022

Quaternary Science Reviews

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“…Only one fragment could be identified (S-ANU66935) as cf. Eucalyptus (Figure 2a) based on solitary vessel grouping, diagonal vessel arrangement and presence of tyloses within some of the vessels (Hopkins et al 1998;King and Dotte-Sarout 2019).…”

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The Size Inherited Age Effect on Radiocarbon Dates of Alluvial Deposits: Redating Charcoal Fragments in a Sand-Bed Stream, Macdonald River, Nsw, Australia

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Esmay

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Radiocarbon dates on charred plant remains are often used to define the chronology of archives such as lake cores and fluvial sequences. However, charcoal is often older than its depositional context because old-wood can be burnt and a range of transport and storage stages exist between the woodland and stream or lake bed (“inherited age”). In 1978, Blong and Gillespie dated four size fractions of charcoal found floating or saltating in the Macdonald River, Australia. They found larger fragments gave younger age estimates, raising the possibility that taphonomic modifications could help identify the youngest fragments. In 1978 each date required 1000s charcoal fragments. This study returns to a sample from the Macdonald River to date individual charcoal fragments and finds the inherited age may be more than 1700 years (mode 250 years) older than the collection date. Taphonomic factors, e.g., size, shape or fungal infestation cannot identify the youngest fragments. Only two fragments on short-lived materials correctly estimated the date of collection. In SE Australia, this study suggests that wood charcoal will overestimate the age of deposition, taphonomic modifications cannot be used to identify which are youngest, and multiple short-lived materials are required to accurately estimate the deposition age.

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“…Archeobotanical and archeological use-wear studies of stone tools have revealed the significance of various edible plants, many of which are part of the endemic Gondwanan heritage of the region and that would have been promoted by forest management, to Aboriginal diets and livelihoods across the Wet Tropics (Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 2021a). Archeobotanical evidence at sites such as Urumbal Pocket, Goddard Creek, Murubun rockshelter, and Jiyer Cave has shown the use of rainforest plants c. 5,000 years ago (Cosgrove, 1996;Cosgrove et al, 2007;King and Dotte-Sarout, 2018). Endocarps of yellow walnut (Beilschmiedia bancroftii) are particularly prominent after 2,000 years ago.…”

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Reimagining the relationship between Gondwanan forests and Aboriginal land management in Australia's “Wet Tropics”

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The ''Wet Tropics'' of Australia host a unique variety of plant lineages that trace their origins to the super-continent of Gondwanaland. While these ''ancient'' evolutionary records are rightly emphasized in current management of the region, multidisciplinary research and lobbying by Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples have also demonstrated the significance of the cultural heritage of the ''Wet Tropics.'' Here, we evaluate the existing archeological, paleoenvironmental, and historical evidence to demonstrate the diverse ways in which these forests are globally significant, not only for their ecological heritage but also for their preservation of traces of millennia of anthropogenic activities, including active burning and food tree manipulation. We argue that detailed paleoecological, ethnobotanical, and archeological studies, working within the framework of growing national and world heritage initiatives and active application of traditional knowledge, offer the best opportunities for sustainable management of these unique environments in the face of increasingly catastrophic climate change and bushfires.

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Wood charcoal analysis in tropical rainforest: a pilot study identifying firewood used at toxic nut processing sites in northeast Queensland, Australia

Cited by 7 publications

References 80 publications

A vegetation record based on charcoal analysis from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ∼227 000 to ∼44 000 years ago

A vegetation record based on charcoal analysis from Border Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ∼227 000 to ∼44 000 years ago

The Size Inherited Age Effect on Radiocarbon Dates of Alluvial Deposits: Redating Charcoal Fragments in a Sand-Bed Stream, Macdonald River, Nsw, Australia

Reimagining the relationship between Gondwanan forests and Aboriginal land management in Australia's “Wet Tropics”

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