Resources
This page is intended as a dynamic, non-exhaustive list of resources (books, training material, databases, publications). Please let us know if you have suggested additions. Wherever possible these should be open access.
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Archaeological Wood Database
WOODAN is a free-to-use, public web database about archaeological timber finds.
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Wood technology: a Glossary and Code for analysis of archaeological wood from stone tool cultures
This Glossary and Code is an ongoing Open Access publication, which has undergone an open peer review process with 5 reviewers for PCI. The aim is to synthesise and standardise analytical terms for early wood technologies, focusing on archaeological assemblages from cultures that used stone tools. The terms are referenced, and the preprint is citable but remains open, with further suggestions and contributions welcome. The glossary can be accessed and downloaded here.
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The peer reviews can be read here.
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Data from: Towards a Worldwide Wood Economics Spectrum
Here you can download an extensive Open Access database of wood densities.
Citation: Zanne, Amy E. et al. (2009), Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.234
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Archaeological Wood Bibliography
In this document we are working on a bibliography relevant for archaeological woodworking studies. Please let us know any sources you would like us to add.
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The World's Oldest Wooden Objects
This webpage serves as a platform for the scientific community to collect, display and share early traces of wood utilization.