A contribution to the identification of charcoal from archaeological sites in restinga landscapes of brazil
International Journal of Development Research
A contribution to the identification of charcoal from archaeological sites in restinga landscapes of brazil
Received 24th March, 2017; Received in revised form 09th April, 2017; Accepted 27th May, 2017; Published online 20th June, 2017
Copyright© 2017, Gustavo Borba de Oliveira and João Carlos Ferreira de Melo Júnior. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Wood charcoal comprises the main vestiges found in archaeological sites and can contribute significantly to understanding the species of plants used by ancient human societies and pale environment reconstruction. The present study aimed to characterize 18 typical woody plant species of the Brazilian resting in order to expand reference collections used in anthracological investigations. The principal diagnostic features of the wood can be easily observed with reflected light and scanning electron microscopy. Given the vast diversity of woody flora in tropical environments, reference collections are vital tools for the identification of species encountered in archaeological remains.
