Bayesian mixing models as a tool to explore Bronze Age bitumen trade from Tell Lashkir (Erbil, Iraq)

Breu, Adrià; Rosell-Melé, Antoni; Molist, Miquel; Bach-Gómez, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2022.105643

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“…BC), archaeological evidence suggests that resinous substances were multifunctional materials used as waterproofing agents, adhesives and decorative materials (Rageot et al, 2021(Rageot et al, , 2016. There is a significant body of research supporting the widespread use of bitumen in the Fertile Crescent (ex: Connan and van de Velde, 2010; Breu et al, 2022) which predates the introduction of agriculture and pastoralism (Bar-Yosef, 1987;Rosenberg and Chasan, 2021). Nevertheless, in Neolithic Europe, mainly birch bark tar and tree resins were chosen for the same applications (Chen et al, 2022;Rageot et al, 2016Rageot et al, , 2021Urem-Kotsou et al, 2018) although bitumen was still used in southern Italy, where accessible deposits existed (Nardella et al, 2019).…”

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Resinous deposits in Early Neolithic pottery vessels from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula

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Rosell‐Melé

Heron

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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Resinous deposits in Early Neolithic pottery vessels from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula

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Rosell‐Melé

Heron

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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Diversified pottery use across 5th and 4th millennium cal BC Neolithic coastal communities along the Strait of Gibraltar

Breu-Barcons

Vijande-Vila

Cantillo-Duarte

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Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The region around the Strait of Gibraltar offered Neolithic societies a bridge connecting Iberia and North Africa. Using the sea for access to additional resources, Neolithic groups in the area developed close links with this territory as evidenced by its burial rites and storage practices. Nonetheless, the role pottery and its contents may have had in the labour activities of these groups is not well understood. In light of research in neighbouring regions, this study presents an initial analysis using an acidified methanol extraction of 29 pottery vessels from four Neolithic sites (Benzú Cave, Campo de Hockey, SET Parralejos and La Esparragosa) selected with the aim of assessing its potential for organic residue analysis at the point of confluence between southern Iberian and North African historic dynamics. The presence of appreciable lipid residues in 79% of the studied samples and the high variety in the results, including animal fats, dairy products, plant resins and two previously unreported residue types, support further research in the region. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12520-023-01751-2.

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Resolving the complex mixing history of ancient Chinese bronzes by Manifold Learning and a Bayesian Mixing Model

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Liu

Zhang

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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Bayesian mixing models as a tool to explore Bronze Age bitumen trade from Tell Lashkir (Erbil, Iraq)

Cited by 5 publications

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Resinous deposits in Early Neolithic pottery vessels from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Resinous deposits in Early Neolithic pottery vessels from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Diversified pottery use across 5th and 4th millennium cal BC Neolithic coastal communities along the Strait of Gibraltar

Resolving the complex mixing history of ancient Chinese bronzes by Manifold Learning and a Bayesian Mixing Model

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