[Terrapreta] More about Fwd: Charcoal--- what sort?

[rukurt at westnet.com.au]

Sean K. Barry wrote:
> Hi Kurt,
>  
> I read something Edward Someus or Gehardt Becktold said about there 
> existing Terra Preta" on land in Africa, which was dominated by 
> Savanna.  It is in one of the two posting by those two recently.
>  
> SKB
>  
This raises a question: What sort of charcoal was used in making this 
particular form of terrapreta?

Is it possible that the area in question was once covered in tropical 
forest and the terrapreta soil is a remnant from that time, with the 
landform "degenerating" to Savannha since then.

What do we know about this particular form of terrapreta?

Any pottery shards?


Kurt
begging the original posters pardon for using this roundabout way of 
commenting on their post.