The context of organic residues in archaeological vessels of ceramic and Bronze
Since the 1970s, the study of molecular organics preserved in archaeological ceramics, commonly referred to as organic residue analysis, has been used to infer vessel use and study dietary, economic, and ritual activities in the past. The purpose of this project is to analyse organic residues from a variety of ancient vessels and attempt to understand further the relationship between molecular organic preservation and vessel characteristics. It has been previously assumed that the absorption of these organics in the ceramic matrix is predominantly responsible for their preservation. The clarification of this or other preservative mechanisms and the further understanding of the relationships of vessels with their contents has a direct impact on the interpretation of organic residues and vessel use. The first section addresses the preservation of molecular organics in pottery vessels from Tel Kabri, Israel; Tel Megiddo, Israel; and Lefkandi, Greece. The one hundred and thirty-three samples from these three sites represent vessels used in domestic, burial, ritual, and elite contexts from the Early Bronze Age through the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean. The focus of the study is the quantification of residue yields
Merriman, Kristine Roberta
Excavations (Archaeology)--Great Britain ; Excavations (Archaeology)--Aegean Sea Region ; Organic compounds--Analysis ; Pottery--Analysis ; Archaeometry ; Implements ; utensils ; etc.--Analysis ; Great Britain--Antiquities ; Roman ; Aegean Sea Region--Antiquities
The context of organic residues in archaeological vessels of ceramic and Bronze. Since the 1970s, the study of molecular organics preserved in archaeological ceramics, commonly referred to as organic residue analysis, has been used to infer vessel use and study dietary, economic, and ritual activities in the past. The purpose of this project is to analyse organic residues from a variety of ancient vessels and attempt to understand further the relationship between molecular organic preservation and vessel characteristics. It has been previously assumed that the absorption of these organics in the ceramic matrix is predominantly responsible for their preservation. The clarification of this or other preservative mechanisms and the further understanding of the relationships of vessels with their contents has a direct impact on the interpretation of organic residues and vessel use. The first section addresses the preservation of molecular organics in pottery vessels from Tel Kabri, Israel; Tel Megiddo, Israel; and Lefkandi, Greece. The one hundred and thirty-three samples from these three sites represent vessels used in domestic, burial, ritual, and elite contexts from the Early Bronze Age through the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean. The focus of the study is the quantification of residue yields
context organic_residue archaeological vessel ceramic bronze since study molecular organic preserve archaeological_ceramic commonly_refer organic_residue analysis use_infer vessel_use study dietary economic ritual_activity past purpose_project analyse organic_residue variety ancient vessel attempt relationship molecular organic preservation vessel characteristic previously_assume absorption organic ceramic matrix predominantly responsible preservation clarification preservative mechanism relationship vessel content direct impact interpretation organic_residue vessel_use first_section address preservation molecular organic pottery vessel israel israel greece sample three_site represent vessel_use domestic burial ritual elite contexts early_bronze_age iron_age eastern_mediterranean focus study quantification residue yield