An interdisciplinary approach to the combustion structures of the Western Mediterranean Iron Age. The first results

Roman farmers in eastern Iberia: A spatial, geoarchaeological and bioarchaeological approach to agrarian strategies

“…Many archaeological sites contain calcitic wood ash from different plant origin, which are widely associated to fuel remains within firing contexts and combustion installations including hearths and ovens which are common across the Mediterranean (e.g. Gur-Arieh et al, 2014;Portillo et al, 2017Portillo et al, , 2020aBelarte et al, 2023). The presence of calcitic ashes along with amorphous pottery sherds of Roman common tableware, points to the use of domestic refuse as fertilizer, and therefore the use of Quercus taxa rather than pine (Pinus halepensis) for fuel purposes.…”