Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cook, S. F.

Titel

The Nature of Charcoal Excavated at Archaeological Sites

Ist Teil von

• American antiquity, 1964-04, Vol.29 (4), p.514-517

Ort / Verlag

New York, US: Cambridge University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

1964

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Samples of charcoal recovered from excavated sites were treated with strong acid, followed by strong base. This process removes most of the inorganic carbonates and organic compounds, leaving highly condensed or elementary carbon. The fixed carbon content of the specimens from four sites varied widely and indicated different sources of organic matter. Each charcoal, therefore, has a characteristic chemical composition.