Ashes to ashes, charcoal to dust: Micromorphological evidence for ash-induced disintegration of charcoal in Early Neolithic (LBK) soil features in Elsloo (The Netherlands)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 994-1004

  Huisman, D J ^a,b   Braadbaart, F ^c   van Wijk, I M ^d   van Os, B J H ^a  

^a Cultural Heritage Agency   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ARCHOL Leiden   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ash; Charcoal; Clay illuviation; Degradation; Loess; PH

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ARCHAEOLOGY; ASH; CHARCOAL; DUST; LOESS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NEOLITHIC; PH; POTASSIUM; PRESERVATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84856405213     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Braadbaart F., Poole I. Morphological, chemical and physical changes during charcoalification of wood and its relevance to archaeological contexts. Journal of Archaeological Science 2008, 35(9):2434-2445.
2. Braadbaart F., Poole I., van Brussel A. Preservation potential of charcoal in alkaline environments: an experimental approach and implications forthe archaeological record. Journal of Archaeological Science 2009, 36:1672-1679.
3. Braadbaart, F., Poole, I., Huisman, H.D., van Os, B. Fuel, Fire and Heat: An experimental approach to highlight the potential of studying ash and char remains from archaeological contexts. Journal of Archaeological Science, doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.009.
4. Canti M.G. Aspects of the chemical and microscopic characteristics of plant ashes found in archaeological soils. Catena 2003, 54(3):339-361.
5. Courty M.A., Goldberg P., MacPhail R. Soil and Micromorphology in Archaeology 1989, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 344 pp.
6. Jones M.K., Colledge S. Archaeobotany and the transition to agriculture. Handbook of Archaeological Sciences 2001, 393-401. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. D.R. Brothwell, A.M. Pollard (Eds.).
7. Miedema, R., 1987, Soil formation, microstructure and physical behaviour of Late Weichselian and Holocene Rhine deposits in the Netherlands (PhD-thesis), Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, 337 pp.
8. Modderman P.J.R. Linearbandkeramik aus Elsloo und Stein, Nederlandse Oudheden III 1970, Staatsuitgeverij, 's-Gravenhage, (with separate bands for maps and illustrations) 218 pp.
9. Price T.D. Principles of Archaeology 2007, McGraw-Hill, New York, 500 pp.
10. Slager S., van de Wetering H.T.J. Soil formation in archaeological pits and adjacent loess soils in Southern Germany. Journal of Archaeological Science 1977, 4:259-267.
11. van Breemen N., Buurman P. Soil Formation 2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 404 pp. second ed.
12. van Wijk I.M., Porreij A., van de Velde P. 100 bandkeramische huizen in Elsloo. Archeologie in Limburg 2010, 113:11-19.
13. Weiner S. Microarchaeology, Beyond the Visible Archaeological Record 2010, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 396 pp.