Molecular and isotopic demonstration of the processing of acquatic products in Northern European prehistoric pottery

O. E. Craig; M. Forster; S. H. Andersen; E. Koch; P. Crombé; N. J. Milner; B. Stern; G. N. Bailey; C. P. Heron

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00292.x

Molecular and isotopic demonstration of the processing of acquatic products in Northern European prehistoric pottery

O. E. Craig, M. Forster, S. H. Andersen, E. Koch, P. Crombé, N. J. Milner, B. Stern, G. N. Bailey, C. P. Heron

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Abstract

A number of charred surface residues, adhering to ceramic containers, were obtained from various coastal and inland sites in north-west Europe dating from the sixth to the fourth millennium cal BC. In order to investigate the use of these vessels and in particular to identify any marine products, the residues were subjected to carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. Variation in carbon isotope ratios between different samples indicated that some vessels may have been used to process marine products. This analysis was corroborated by specific identification of aquatic products following structural and isotopic characterization of lipids extracted from selected samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-152
Number of pages	18
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00292.x
Publication status	Published - Feb 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ceramics
Freshwater
Lipids
Marine
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Northern Europe
Organic residue analysis
Pottery use
Stable isotopes

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