Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units
The documentation of structures built with earth in the archaeological record is common. Among the earth construction techniques that use modular units, we find adobe (mud bricks), cob and sod. Despite being recognized techniques that are still in use nowadays, it is difficult to differentiate them...
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I28-R243-article-68682023-11-08T12:08:44Z Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units ¿Adobes, terrones o bolas de barro amasado? Aportaciones para el reconocimiento arqueológico de las distintas técnicas constructivas que emplean módulos de tierra Pastor Quiles, María Knoll, Franziska Jover Maestre, Francisco J. Earth construction Archaeology Construction techniques Adobe Sod Cob block Construcción con tierra Arqueología Técnicas de construcción Adobe Terrón Amasado en forma de bolas The documentation of structures built with earth in the archaeological record is common. Among the earth construction techniques that use modular units, we find adobe (mud bricks), cob and sod. Despite being recognized techniques that are still in use nowadays, it is difficult to differentiate them in archaeological reports. Their correct identification is important because of the economic and social implications of their application and development. This paper addresses the characterization of these techniques in order to contribute to their better identification. Through their description and analysis, and the presentation of a specific case study from the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula, we propose different criteria to recognize the different modular earth building techniques, especially based on the study of the individualized units. En contextos arqueológicos es habitual la documentación de estructuras inmuebles en las que se emplea la tierra como material constructivo. Entre las técnicas constructivas con tierra que emplean elementos modulares se encuentran el adobe, el amasado de barro y el terrón. No obstante, a pesar de ser técnicas reconocidas y haber sido empleadas hasta la actualidad, en los estudios arqueológicos se encuentran importantes dificultades para su reconocimiento. La importancia de su correcta identificación reside, sobre todo, en las implicaciones económicas y sociales que se derivan de su aplicación y desarrollo. Con este trabajo abordamos la caracterización de las distintas técnicas señaladas, con el objetivo de contribuir a una mejor diferenciación entre ellas. A través de su descripción y análisis, atendiendo principalmente a sus características macroscópicas, y de la presentación de un caso de estudio específico de la Edad del Bronce de la península ibérica, se aporta una serie de consideraciones orientadas a concretar qué criterios pueden permitir un mejor reconocimiento de estas técnicas, atendiendo especialmente a su estudio como unidades individualizadas. Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2019-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/6868 10.34096/arqueologia.t25.n2.6868 Arqueología; Vol. 25 Núm. 2 (2019): mayo-agosto; 213-234 Arqueología; Vol 25 No 2 (2019): May-August; 213-234 1853-8126 0327-5159 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/6868/6083 Derechos de autor 2019 María Pastor Quiles, Franziska Knoll, Francisco J. Jover Maestre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Earth construction Archaeology Construction techniques Adobe Sod Cob block Construcción con tierra Arqueología Técnicas de construcción Adobe Terrón Amasado en forma de bolas |
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Earth construction Archaeology Construction techniques Adobe Sod Cob block Construcción con tierra Arqueología Técnicas de construcción Adobe Terrón Amasado en forma de bolas Pastor Quiles, María Knoll, Franziska Jover Maestre, Francisco J. Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units |
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Earth construction Archaeology Construction techniques Adobe Sod Cob block Construcción con tierra Arqueología Técnicas de construcción Adobe Terrón Amasado en forma de bolas |
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Pastor Quiles, María Knoll, Franziska Jover Maestre, Francisco J. |
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Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units |
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Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units |
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Adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? Contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units |
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adobe, sod blocks or cob balls? contributions to the archaeological identification of the different building techniques that use earthen units |
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The documentation of structures built with earth in the archaeological record is common. Among the earth construction techniques that use modular units, we find adobe (mud bricks), cob and sod. Despite being recognized techniques that are still in use nowadays, it is difficult to differentiate them in archaeological reports. Their correct identification is important because of the economic and social implications of their application and development. This paper addresses the characterization of these techniques in order to contribute to their better identification. Through their description and analysis, and the presentation of a specific case study from the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula, we propose different criteria to recognize the different modular earth building techniques, especially based on the study of the individualized units. |
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