Biomolecular archaeology and lipids

Evershed, R. P.

doi:10.1080/00438243.1993.9980229

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“…The effects of degradation on the chemical composition of organic materials during their use and subsequent burial is reasonably well understood (3,4,6,8,(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). However, the increasing importance of isotopic analysis of various types of materials raises the question of whether isotopic values are stable under burial conditions.…”

Section: Residue Formation and Preservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They include residues of foods and other materials in pottery, residues left on stone tools during use, substances used in mummification, residues left in plaster floors by human activities, pastes and glues used in the construction of artworks and other artefacts, binders used to apply colour to paintings and statues, organic colourants used on textiles, organic material preserved in the mineral matrix of bone, and even the remains of ancient manures found in soils (3). Their analysis can inform us about trade, technology, diet, medicine, cosmetics, arts, crafts, farming practices, how people organized their houses and how they prepared their dead for burial (3,(6)(7)(8).…”

Section: What Are Organic Residues In An Archaeological Context?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example absorbed residues in ceramics are present within the voids or pores in the ceramic fabric and this provides at least partial protection from degradation and dissolution (3,4,6,8,9). In soils organic compounds are adsorbed onto the surfaces of clay particles (20,21) and it is not unreasonable to theorize that a similar process may take place between organic materials and ceramic fabrics (3,4,6,22). Similar processes may be at work in partially-carbonized visible residues found in cooking pots where residues are encapsulated in a protective, organic matrix (3,6).…”

Section: Residue Formation and Preservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In soils organic compounds are adsorbed onto the surfaces of clay particles (20,21) and it is not unreasonable to theorize that a similar process may take place between organic materials and ceramic fabrics (3,4,6,22). Similar processes may be at work in partially-carbonized visible residues found in cooking pots where residues are encapsulated in a protective, organic matrix (3,6). However little work has been done in this area and very little is known about the effect of different ceramic fabrics on the formation and preservation of residues.…”

Section: Residue Formation and Preservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Plasticizers from plastic storage materials are easily identified as they are very distinctive and have no ancient equivalent (6,51). However plastics contain a wide range of compounds which have the potential to migrate into material stored in close proximity, some of which are also found in ancient materials (52)(53)(54).…”

Section: Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Organic Residues in Archaeology: The Highs and Lows of Recent Research

Steele

2013

ACS Symposium Series

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The analysis of organic residues from archaeological materials has become increasingly important to our understanding of ancient diet, trade and technology. Residues from diverse contexts have been retrieved and analysed from the remains of food, medicine and cosmetics to hafting material on stone arrowheads, pitch and tar from shipwrecks, and ancient manure from soils. Research has brought many advances in our understanding of archaeological, organic residues over the past two decades. Some have enabled very specific and detailed interpretations of materials preserved in the archaeological record. However there are still areas where we know very little, like the mechanisms at work during the formation and preservation of residues, and areas where each advance produces more questions rather than answers, as in the identification of degraded fats. This chapter will discuss some of the significant achievements in the field over the past decade and the ongoing challenges for research in this area.1341280_File000001_20903114.docPrinted 7/19/2013 2

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Section: Residue Formation and Preservationmentioning

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Chemical Methods in Archaeology

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2003

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

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Chemistry plays an important role in the study of archaeological materials. Chemistry has developed methods to date archaeological material. It has also allowed us to infer trade routes by studying ancient artifacts and also shed light on the technology used to make them. The diet and customs of ancient peoples have also been discovered by applying chemical methods. Chemistry also intervenes in the understanding of the mechanisms that cause archaeological material to degrade. The modern analytical methods available today have been used to study a wide range of archaeological inorganic, organic, and biological materials. A short overview of some of the most relevant achievements reached by applying chemical methods to archaeology is reported here.

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Chemical Methods in Archaeology

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2013

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

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Chemistry plays an important role in the study of archaeological materials. Chemistry has developed methods to date archaeological material. It has also allowed us to infer trade routes by studying ancient artifacts and also shed light on the technology used to make them. The diet and customs of ancient peoples have also been discovered by applying chemical methods. Chemistry also intervenes in the understanding of the mechanisms that cause archaeological material to degrade.The modern analytical methods available today have been used to study a wide range of archaeological inorganic, organic, and biological materials. A short overview of some of the most relevant achievements reached by applying chemical methods to archaeology is reported here.

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Biomolecular archaeology and lipids

Cited by 227 publications

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Organic Residues in Archaeology: The Highs and Lows of Recent Research

Organic Residues in Archaeology: The Highs and Lows of Recent Research

Chemical Methods in Archaeology

Chemical Methods in Archaeology

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