Robyn Veal's Research Details
  • Research Focus
  • Resource economics
    • Natural Resource Economics in the Ancient World
    • Wood or Wood Charcoal? Questioning sustainability
    • A quantitative model for the ancient fuel supply to Pompeii AD 79
    • Overview of Charcoal Analysis
    • Field Collection
  • Projects
    • Select Project Collaborations
    • Pompeii & Campania
  • Conferences
  • Outreach
  • Contact

A quantitative model for the supply of fuel to Pompeii in AD79

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This model can be downloaded (click below).  It has been published in Veal, R. (2012). ‘From Context to Economy: charcoal and its unique potential in archaeological interpretation: a case study from Pompeii,’ in More than just numbers? The Role of Science in Roman Archaeology, Schrüfer-Kolb, I. E. (ed.), Journal of Roman Archaeology Suppl. Ser. 91 (Portsmouth, RI): 19-52.  It was also presented for discussion at the 'History and the Environment of the Ancient Mediterranean' conference (2011), organized by W.V. Harris, at the American Academy in Rome.  I thank participants for their input. In its present base form, a number of variables are described and the figures in the spreadsheet represent all possibilities across these variables (some of which are at the extremes of probability).  I invite further comment.


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  • Research Focus
  • Resource economics
    • Natural Resource Economics in the Ancient World
    • Wood or Wood Charcoal? Questioning sustainability
    • A quantitative model for the ancient fuel supply to Pompeii AD 79
    • Overview of Charcoal Analysis
    • Field Collection
  • Projects
    • Select Project Collaborations
    • Pompeii & Campania
  • Conferences
  • Outreach
  • Contact