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An Archaeologist's Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery (Hardcover)
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An Archaeologist's Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery (Hardcover)
Series: Archaeology of Food
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A guide for mastering the technical specialty of organic residue
analysis of pottery Pottery analysis is a crucial component of
excavating an archaeological site. Organic residues in pottery are
made up of chemicals that absorb into pots over their lifetime.
These residues can reveal what people ate, whether different types
of vessels were used for different cooking or foodstuffs
preparation, and whether "elite" vessels were in use. Organic
residue analysis is a technical specialty that blends an unusual
type of instrumental organic chemistry and archaeology. Because it
is considered an obscure technique, archaeologists of all degrees
of experience tend to struggle with how to apply the technology to
archaeological questions and how to sample effectively in the field
to answer these questions. Eleanora A. Reber's An Archaeologist's
Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery is a user-friendly resource
for all archaeologists. It offers a case study approach to explain
the methods and application of organic residue analysis. The case
studies, gleaned from Reber's more than twenty years of
archaeological research, cover the range of residues encountered in
the field. The case studies detail useful aspects of residue
analysis, such as compound-specific isotope analysis for the
identification of traces of maize and marine resources, conifer
resins, and the psychoactive alkaloid biomarkers caffeine and
nicotine. Special attention is paid to sampling and construction of
meaning as well as research questions to help field archaeologists
integrate residue analysis seamlessly into their projects.
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