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

Kód výsledku v 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>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

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

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40102 - Forestry

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/DG20P02OVV017" target="_blank" >DG20P02OVV017: Mapování kulturního dědictví hospodářské činnosti člověka v lesích</a><br>

Návaznosti

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

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Quaternary International

ISSN

1040-6182

e-ISSN

1873-4553

Svazek periodika

676

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

10 December

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

27-36

Kód UT WoS článku

001133107200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85166675285