par Nicosia, Cristiano 
;Canti, Matthew M.G.
Référence Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology, wiley, page (137-139)
Publication Publié, 2017-01
;Canti, Matthew M.G.Référence Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology, wiley, page (137-139)
Publication Publié, 2017-01
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| Résumé : | On archaeological sites, chaff can be found in a variety of contexts, such as: in ash, when chaff is used directly as fuel or when chaff-rich herbivore dung is burnt; in cereal processing and/or storage areas; in the temper of mudbricks or pottery; in fodder, dung layers or within single coprolites The most characteristic elements of chaff in thin section are those deriving from the cutting of husks along different, randomly oriented, planes. When cut along a roughly tangential/longitudinal or transverse section, the morphology of husk is easily recognized. When cut along roughly tangential/longitudinal or transverse planes, husk fragments have a distinct morphology. Charring results in browning or blackening of chaff, while complete ashing of chaff leaves only the siliceous skeleton behind. Both circumstances can be encountered in archaeological ash deposits. |
