Wood charcoal analysis in tropical rainforest: a pilot study identifying firewood used at toxic nut processing sites in northeast Queensland, Australia
Wood charcoal analysis in tropical rainforest: a pilot study identifying firewood used at toxic nut processing sites in northeast Queensland, Australia
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热带雨林中的木炭分析：一项试点研究，确定澳大利亚昆士兰州东北部有毒坚果加工场使用的木柴
DOI：
10.1007/s00334-018-0688-5
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Emilie Dotte
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作者：
Fleur King;Emilie Dotte
考古学是对考古遗址中的木炭进行系统的恢复和分析，它提供了对过去生存实践、社会生态相互作用和古环境的深入了解。一项针对戈达德溪全新世晚期存款中木柴分类群鉴定的试点研究揭示了澳大利亚昆士兰州东北部伊夫林台地高地notophyll雨林定居点雨林土著居民的燃料选择和收集模式。分析表明，在被占领时，存在着一个植物丰富的雨林遗址，可能记录了多达90种不同的雨林分类群，包括37个分类群的确定。在该地点与有毒坚果加工有关的薪柴包括优先选择新鲜的Rhodamnia sp.木材和Citronella sp.树枝，可能用于专门功能，以及根据周围雨林的可用性收集的一系列其他分类群。这些初步结果表明，在澳大利亚热带地区的考古学解释的炭疽分析的潜力，同时突出了成功地应用该学科在该地区所需的持续努力。这项研究有助于更广泛的研究湿热带文化景观的历史，是第一次应用系统的木炭研究，在澳大利亚的湿热带雨林的考古遗址。
Anthracology, the systematic recovery and analysis of wood charcoal from archaeological sites, provides insights into past subsistence practices, socio-ecological interactions and palaeoenvironments. A pilot study focusing on the identification of firewood taxa from the late Holocene deposit at Goddard Creek has revealed the fuel choices and collection patterns of Rainforest Aboriginal people in the settlement of upland notophyll rainforest on the Evelyn tableland in northeast Queensland, Australia. The analysis indicates the existence of a floristically rich rainforest site at the time of occupation, with potentially up to 90 different rainforest taxa recorded, including the positive identification of 37 taxa. Firewood used in association with toxic nut processing at the site consisted of the preferential selection of fresh Rhodamnia sp. wood and Citronella sp. branches, possibly for specialised functions, as well as a range of other taxa that were collected according to availability from the surrounding rainforest. These preliminary results demonstrate the potential of anthracological analysis for archaeological interpretations in tropical Australia, while highlighting the continuing efforts required to successfully apply the discipline in this region. This study contributes to the wider research into the history of the wet tropics cultural landscape and is the first application of systematic wood charcoal studies to an archaeological site in the wet tropical rainforests of Australia.