A multidisciplinary investigation of historical charcoal production in the 18-19th centuries (Czech Republic)

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F23%3A43923814" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/23:43923814 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/67985912:_____/23:00582342 RIV/86652079:_____/23:00582342

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.07.006" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.07.006</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.07.006" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.quaint.2023.07.006</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A multidisciplinary investigation of historical charcoal production in the 18-19th centuries (Czech Republic)

Original language description

Starting in the Middle Ages, charcoal production was essential for industrial development, in the manufacture of metals, glass and gunpowder. However, the ancient craft of charcoal burning and other commercial forest activities remain little understood. In this study, we used data from aerial laser scanning (ALS) to identify relic charcoal kilns in deciduous and coniferous forests at three different sites in the Drahany Highlands of the Czech Republic. We applied anatomical, archaeological, dendrochronological and radiocarbon methods to describe and analyse six selected kilns (two from each site) in detail. The ALS method revealed 245 potential relic charcoal kilns, of which 116 were confirmed during a field survey. Five of the six selected kilns dated from the 18th and 19th centuries, which corresponds to the period of greatest charcoal consumption by the region&apos;s metallurgical industries. While oak and birch charcoal dominated at one of the three sites under study, fir, oak and beech prevailed at another, while only fir and beech were identified at the third. These results from the anatomical identification of charcoal samples reflect historical as well as potential forest species composition but do not match the current composition. The results of our multidisciplinary research coincide with the peak and decline of charcoal production in the region. Thanks to the clear identification and dating of relic charcoal kilns in this study, an appropriate degree of protection from forest management practices that contribute to their gradual disappearance can be proposed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

<a href="/en/project/DG20P02OVV017" target="_blank" >DG20P02OVV017: Mapping the cultural heritage of human activities in forests</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Quaternary International

ISSN

1040-6182

e-ISSN

1873-4553

Volume of the periodical

676

Issue of the periodical within the volume

10 December

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

27-36

UT code for WoS article

001133107200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85166675285