TAR ENCASED MUMMIES
Acrylic On Canvas 127 x 127 cms
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CHARCOAL KILNS IN HISTORY
In the Perigord, remnants of charcoal dating back to 30,000 years before our era have been discovered. Manufacturing sites that data back to 20,000 years B.C. have been brought to light in the Neanderthal valley ,
In the 2nd and 3rd Millenium B.C., hearths were mainly heated with charcoal that had the advantage of not making smoke, and so it did not disturb the foundrymen.
Charcoal continued to be used during the Iron Age for the same reasons: its calorific value is superior to wood per unit of weight.
Along the rocky terraces of the fjords in Norway, archaeologists have discovered circular ditches with a diameter corresponding to that of a charcoal earth kiln, and it has been established that the Vikings made charcoal from resinous wood and that they carefully collected the vegetal tar to calk their boats and to cast in tar their dead.
In the Perigord, remnants of charcoal dating back to 30,000 years before our era have been discovered. Manufacturing sites that data back to 20,000 years B.C. have been brought to light in the Neanderthal valley ,
In the 2nd and 3rd Millenium B.C., hearths were mainly heated with charcoal that had the advantage of not making smoke, and so it did not disturb the foundrymen.
Charcoal continued to be used during the Iron Age for the same reasons: its calorific value is superior to wood per unit of weight.
Along the rocky terraces of the fjords in Norway, archaeologists have discovered circular ditches with a diameter corresponding to that of a charcoal earth kiln, and it has been established that the Vikings made charcoal from resinous wood and that they carefully collected the vegetal tar to calk their boats and to cast in tar their dead.
CHARCOAL KILNS
Acrylic on Canvas 102 x 130 cms
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DUSK OVER NORDIC PYRE
Acrylic On Canvas 76 x 76 cms
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