Firing a lime kiln; the firing fuel

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posted on 2025-10-22, 10:07 authored by Ioanna NtoutsiIoanna Ntoutsi

Large quanitites of pine wood are left to dry in a nearby location.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

L01

Rights owner

Ioanna Ntoutsi

Cultural group

lime kiln practitioners

Country

Albania

Place

Leshnjë, Korçë Region

Item/object

The process of firing a lime kiln.

Cultural context/event

Material Culture Documentation

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The operation is still active nowadays, although its operations decline annually.

Intent

Producing quicklime

Date of creation

2023-06-06

Unique ID

2021SG05-L01-0113

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Categories

Keywords

lime kiln active lime burner Korçë drystone firing process

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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