Nucleation of aragonite upon carbonation of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide at ambient temperatures and pressures: A new indicator of fire-related human activities

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 237-248

  Toffolo, Michael B ^a,b   Boaretto, Elisabetta ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Calcite; Fire; FTIR; Lime plaster; Microarchaeology; Pyrotechnology; Quicklime

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; DIAGENESIS; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FIRE HISTORY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROXIDE; NUCLEATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PRESERVATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; WOOD ASH;

EID: 84902463971     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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