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The acorns are eaten but the husks are used as fuel in mid contin. 
US.  Check out our midwestern colleagues, like Margie Scarry or 
Sissel Johannessen's work.

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Christine

>Dear colleagues,
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>Do you know of use of acorns (Quercus sp. fruits) as fuel? What evidence do
>we have and what type of combustion do they produce?
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>Thanks in advance,
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>KB
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>Ksenija Borojevic
>Assistant Professor
>
>Department of Archaeology
>Boston University
>675 Commonwealth Ave (Suite 345B)
>Boston, MA 02215
>Phone: 617 358-1649
>Fax: 617 353-6800
>


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