TY - CHAP
T1 - Ceramics: Organic Residue Analysis
AU - Cubas, Miriam
AU - Becher, Julia
AU - Chiang, Yun
AU - Antonius Dekker, Joannes Adrianus
AU - Di Muro, Alice
AU - Doliente, Jonica Ella
AU - Craig, Oliver E.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Organic residue analysis (ORA) is a ground-breaking field of archaeological research, addressing novel research questions and testing hypotheses on technological innovations, food processing, culinary practices, and social dynamics in the past. It has been applied to a wide range of archaeological remains, especially absorbed residues associated with prehistoric pottery vessels. The majority of organic residue studies have focused on lipids and ceramics, while proteins and other biomolecules such as metabolites tend to be under-represented. In this entry, we provide an overview of lipid analysis in the context of archaeological pottery, describing and discussing the formation processes, preservation pathways, extraction protocols and analytical strategies. We outline future perspectives for the study of preserved organic residues such as the direct radiocarbon dating of lipids and palaeoproteomics, facilitating cutting-edge research and filling lacunae in the literature.
AB - Organic residue analysis (ORA) is a ground-breaking field of archaeological research, addressing novel research questions and testing hypotheses on technological innovations, food processing, culinary practices, and social dynamics in the past. It has been applied to a wide range of archaeological remains, especially absorbed residues associated with prehistoric pottery vessels. The majority of organic residue studies have focused on lipids and ceramics, while proteins and other biomolecules such as metabolites tend to be under-represented. In this entry, we provide an overview of lipid analysis in the context of archaeological pottery, describing and discussing the formation processes, preservation pathways, extraction protocols and analytical strategies. We outline future perspectives for the study of preserved organic residues such as the direct radiocarbon dating of lipids and palaeoproteomics, facilitating cutting-edge research and filling lacunae in the literature.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/b1f35938-9b48-3be6-bd89-541a772ec035/
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00047-1
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00047-1
M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
SN - 978-0-323-91856-5
VL - 2B
T3 - Encyclopedia of Archaeology (Second Edition)
SP - 398
EP - 405
BT - Encyclopedia of Archaeology (Second Edition)
A2 - Nikita, Efthymia
A2 - Rehren, Thilo
PB - Elsevier
ER -