Efficiency of calcium carbonate oven stones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Di Piazza (0000-0002-1149-2851, CNRS, UPRESA 5059, Montpellier Institut de Botanique 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet 34090 Montpellier France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 84-87 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1998.tb00407.x |
| OpenAlex | W2007737581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper is an attempt to better understand the use of earth ovens on atolls. A study was make linking ethnographic records of calcareous oven stones with an experiment which replicated the chemical conditions within an earth oven. It appears that calcium carbonate (CaCO3) dissociates to quicklime (CaO) during heating and hydrates to slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) during cooking. This reaction, shown to have occurred in archaeological sites, can liberate more heat in the oven than volcanic stones. This suggests that calcareous material makes better oven stones than previously thought
Archaeology · Calcareous · Calcium · Calcium carbonate · Carbonate · Composite material · Geochemistry · Geography · Lime · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Building materials and conservation · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Materials Science · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2022 (24) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |