Recognising charcoal pits, funeral pyres and Polynesian ovens: from the risk of confusion to clear oppositions (France, Belgique, Luxembourg) ; Reconnaître les fosses charbonnières, les bûchers funéraires, les fours polynésiens : des risques de confusion aux nettes oppositions (France, Belgique, Luxembourg)

International audience ; This poster presents recent results enabling us to distinguish between several types of charcoal-rich structures that are sometimes confused with one another, especially during the diagnostic phase. The information is based on field and laboratory pedological, anthracological, anthropological and experimental data. It covers around ten examples from various protohistoric and historical contexts in northern and central France, Belgium and Luxembourg, on sandy, silty and clayey soils, most often non-calcareous. In addition to the results for these sites, the aim is to pr... Mehr ...