Experimentación y propiedades combustibles de especies del bosque andino patagónico. Aportación al estudio antracológico de sitios arqueológicos

[EN] The properties of woody fuels during the combustion can complement the interpretation of the modes of acquisition and use of firewood by groups of the past. The experimental method allows to deepen about the properties of different plant species as fuel, but more importantly allows the reconstr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Caruso, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/103816
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103816
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Experimentation
Combustion properties
Andean Patagonian forest
Experimentación
Propiedades combustibles
Bosque andino-patagónico
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Sumario:[EN] The properties of woody fuels during the combustion can complement the interpretation of the modes of acquisition and use of firewood by groups of the past. The experimental method allows to deepen about the properties of different plant species as fuel, but more importantly allows the reconstruction of the processes that have generated the archaeobotanical remains recovered. This paper has two objectives. For one determine the combustion properties of four woody species (austrocedrus, fitzroya cupressoides, nothofagus and nothofagus antarctica dombeyi) and understand their behavior in the combustion process. Furthermore, explore whether shrinkage cracks present in the charcoal respond to water content the firewood (green-dry). The performance of 16 experimental combustions and the study of the charcoal produced during combustion show differences between woody species studied. The results allow, in some cases, to discriminate the use of dry wood and green wood as fuel. The results obtained allow on one hand, discriminate the use of dry wood and green wood as fuel. On the other, deepen the identification and interpretation of the alterations present in the archaeological charcoals and complement the archaeobotanical analysis of the different sites patagonia.