Naslov
Lipid Residue Analysis of Neolithic Pottery from Eastern Croatia

Autori
Hulina, Mateja

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Izvornik
International Doctoral Student Conference on Archaeology: Conference Programme and Book of Abstracts / Kaić, Iva - Zagreb : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2015, 27-27

ISBN
987-953-175-555-9

Skup
International Doctoral Student Conference on Archaeology

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 15.04.2015. - 17.04.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
pottery; lipids; neolithic; Vinkovci; Sopot

Sažetak
Analysis of organic residue from pottery is a fairly new method in archaeology, developed during the last 20-30 years (Evershed 2008 ; Barker 2012 ; Greg 2009). It can uncover substances preserved in ceramic matrices that would otherwise remain hidden. The most common of these substances are lipids – a group of molecules found in animal and vegetable fats and oils. They can answer questions about what was cooked, prepared or kept in pots, and by extension, what were the dietary habits of archaeological populations. Furthermore, they give us data about the function of certain pottery types. So far, these analyses have discovered a wide range of substances such as animal and dairy fats, vegetable oils, marine animal oils, resins, plant waxes or beeswax in various pottery types from all archaeological periods. This paper presents the preliminary results of lipid residue analysis of pottery from Neolithic sites in eastern Croatia. Samples were chosen according to their availability and shape, and the vessel area (diff erent parts, shapes and fabrics were selected), the lipids were extracted using the acid extraction method and analyzed by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. The results (in OpenChrom) show preserved lipids in several samples, most likely of animal origin. Further analysis (GC-C-IRMS) is required to confi rm the lipid origin in more detail. Since the material from Croatia has very rarely been analyzed in such a manner, these results give us greater insight into pottery use and the diet of our Neolithic archaeological populations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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