@article{fdi:010092189,
  title = {{P}reservation of delta 13{C} signatures in oak charred wood : {A}pplication to the "forest" of {N}otre-{D}ame de {P}aris},
  author = {{R}ocha, {E}. and {D}ufraisse, {A}. and {R}inne-{G}armston, {K}. {T}. and {S}ahlstedt, {E}. and {M}endez-{M}illan, {M}ercedes and {T}u, {T}. {T}. {N}. and {G}irardclos, {O}. and {L}emoine, {M}. and {G}havidel, {A}. and {T}errei, {L}. and {C}ollin, {A}. and {B}ellot-{G}urlet, {L}. and {D}elarue, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he fire of the {N}otre-{D}ame de {P}aris's cathedral ({NDP}) in 2019 brought a unique opportunity to study the past environmental conditions in the region during the {H}igh {M}iddle {A}ges through the charred oak beams of the "{F}orest" (name given to its framework). {H}owever, as a preamble, there is a need to evaluate the preservation of the stable carbon isotope signatures (delta {C}-13) in response to changes in molecular composition, occurring with carbonisation. {T}o this end, experimental studies were conducted on modern and {NDP} oak wood at both inter- and intra-annual levels. {L}aser ablation was used for the first time on burnt wood. {R}esults show that regardless of the charring duration, at temperatures above 500 degrees {C}, carbonisation-induced {C}-13 fractionation shows a consistent decrease ({D}elta {C}-13) of approximately 1 parts per thousand relative to uncharred values. {D}espite a slight decrease in variance, a strong and significant correlation (r(mean )= 0.9, p < 0.01) was observed between the uncharred time series and the carbonised counterpart, showing that the {C} isotopic variability is preserved. {T}his study paves the way to use the charcoal remains from the {N}otre-{D}ame de {P}aris framework as a unique paleoenvironmental archive.},
  keywords = {{C}arbon isotope ; {I}nter- and intra-annual signal ; {D}eciduous oak ; {L}aser ablation ; {C}harcoal ; {W}ood ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}rchaeological {S}cience : {R}eports},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {},
  pages = {104894 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {2352-409{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104894},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092189},
}