Xavier Ferrer Chust
Calcineros
Calcineros, 2016
The production of lime in kilns is an old technology more than 2000 years old, it is believed that it was developed by the Romans around 300 BC The process of firing limestone at temperatures above 900 ° C to produce quicklime , which is then quenched with water to produce hydrated lime, is since then a traditional practice in most countries, lime is one of the most versatile materials, used in numerous agricultural and industrial processes, for environmental protection and construction of buildings. . Workers in the overwhelming sun of Rajastan reduce the limestone rocks to the size of a man's fist with blows of the mace, which are piled up in a basket which is carried directly on the head to honor. Other workers also carry charcoal on their heads that will raise the temperature to the appropriate temperature, and which is thrown into the adjoining oven for cremation. At the bottom, the women collect the lime stones when they are cold and put them in sacks for sale.
