The upper stone charge after the quality control

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

The not properly burnt layer has been removed. The quicklime is ready to be collected.

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 dismantling 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

2023-06-13

Unique ID

2021SG05-L01-0152

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Categories

Keywords

lime kiln active lime burner Korçë quicklime quality control.

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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