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View article: Lipid residue analysis reveals divergent culinary practices in Japan and Korea at the dawn of intensive agriculture
Lipid residue analysis reveals divergent culinary practices in Japan and Korea at the dawn of intensive agriculture Open
The dispersal of millet and rice agriculture from Korea to Japan from around 3,000 y ago has been well documented through radiocarbon analysis of botanical remains and surveying seed impressions on pottery. Much less is known about the ext…
View article: BPChAr—a Benzene Polycarboxylic Acid database to describe the molecular characteristics of laboratory-produced charcoal: Implications for soil science and archaeology
BPChAr—a Benzene Polycarboxylic Acid database to describe the molecular characteristics of laboratory-produced charcoal: Implications for soil science and archaeology Open
The benzene polycarboxylic acid (BPCA) method is a technique to characterise the aromaticity and aromatic condensation of pyrogenic carbon (PyC) in charred residues. As a molecular marker for polycondensed aromatic moieties, the analysis o…
View article: Feasting on fish. Specialized function of pre-colonial pottery of the Cerritos mound builders of southern Brazil
Feasting on fish. Specialized function of pre-colonial pottery of the Cerritos mound builders of southern Brazil Open
Some of the oldest coastal pottery in South America is found in the Pampas region of southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In the region’s extensive estuarine systems pre-colonial indigenous groups built earthen mounds, known as Cerritos…
View article: Farmers with a Taste for Fish: New Insights into Iroquoian Foodways at the Dawson Site
Farmers with a Taste for Fish: New Insights into Iroquoian Foodways at the Dawson Site Open
Iroquoian groups inhabiting the St. Lawrence Valley in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries AD practiced agriculture and supplemented their diet with fish and a variety of wild plants and terrestrial animals. Important gaps remain in our …
View article: Evaluating the culinary significance of maize in the Araucanía, Southern Chile: Evidence from organic residue analysis of pre-colonial pottery
Evaluating the culinary significance of maize in the Araucanía, Southern Chile: Evidence from organic residue analysis of pre-colonial pottery Open
View article: Culinary continuity in central Japan across the transition to agriculture
Culinary continuity in central Japan across the transition to agriculture Open
View article: Unraveling Island Economies through Organic Residue Analysis: The Case of Mocha Island (Southern Chile)
Unraveling Island Economies through Organic Residue Analysis: The Case of Mocha Island (Southern Chile) Open
Biophysical conditions played a fundamental role in early human colonization of insular territories, particularly in food-producing societies dealing with limited resources and the challenges of maintaining a sustainable carrying capacity.…
View article: Dietary Practices of the Gauja Livs: Lipid Residue Analyses of the Turaida Hillfort and Pūteļi Cemetery Pottery Material
Dietary Practices of the Gauja Livs: Lipid Residue Analyses of the Turaida Hillfort and Pūteļi Cemetery Pottery Material Open
This study reports the first comprehensive data on the dietary aspects of Gauja Livs in the 11th–12th century CE. This region is presently lacking in bioarchaeological material (human bones and ancient plant remains), which is typically us…
View article: Interdisciplinary evidence for early domestic horse exploitation in southern Patagonia
Interdisciplinary evidence for early domestic horse exploitation in southern Patagonia Open
The introduction of domestic horses transformed Indigenous societies across the grasslands of Argentina, leading to the emergence of specialized horse cultures across the Southern Cone. However, the dynamics of this introduction are poorly…
View article: Pre-Roman Iron Age inhumations: a multi-proxy analysis of a burial complex from Tallinn, Estonia
Pre-Roman Iron Age inhumations: a multi-proxy analysis of a burial complex from Tallinn, Estonia Open
This article presents the results of a multi-proxy study conducted on a triple burial found at a settlement site at Pärnu Road 41, Tallinn, Estonia, dating to 405â360 cal BC (Pre-Roman Iron Age). Through archaeological and chemical anal…
View article: The impact of farming on prehistoric culinary practices throughout Northern Europe
The impact of farming on prehistoric culinary practices throughout Northern Europe Open
To investigate changes in culinary practices associated with the arrival of farming, we analysed the organic residues of over 1,000 pottery vessels from hunter-gatherer-fisher and early agricultural sites across Northern Europe from the Lo…
View article: Chemical analysis of pottery reveals the transition from a maritime to a plant-based economy in pre-colonial coastal Brazil
Chemical analysis of pottery reveals the transition from a maritime to a plant-based economy in pre-colonial coastal Brazil Open
View article: Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic
Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic Open
The transition from foraging to farming was a key turning point in ancient socio-economies. Yet, the complexities and regional variations of this transformation are still poorly understood. This multi-proxy study provides a new understandi…
View article: An experimental study of wet-cooking in organic vessels: implications for understanding the evolution of cooking technologies
An experimental study of wet-cooking in organic vessels: implications for understanding the evolution of cooking technologies Open
The ability to control and direct fire is a major evolutionary step in the human story. The development of aceramic cooking technologies is less well understood as they rarely survive in the archaeological record. However, inferential evid…
View article: The role of salmon fishing in the adoption of pottery technology in subarctic Alaska
The role of salmon fishing in the adoption of pottery technology in subarctic Alaska Open
View article: Molecular evidence for new foodways in the early colonial Caribbean: organic residue analysis at Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico
Molecular evidence for new foodways in the early colonial Caribbean: organic residue analysis at Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico Open
View article: The Globular Amphora Culture in the Eastern Baltic: New Discoveries
The Globular Amphora Culture in the Eastern Baltic: New Discoveries Open
Until now, Šventoji in northwest Lithuania was considered the most northern site of the Neolithic Globular Amphora Culture (hereafter GAC ; ca. 3400–2500 cal BC ) in Europe. Recently, however, ceramics typologically resembling GAC ware wer…
View article: Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in Late Neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach
Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in Late Neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach Open
The detection of dairy processing is pivotal to our understanding of ancient subsistence strategies. This culinary process is linked to key arguments surrounding the evolution of lactase persistence in prehistory. Despite extensive evidenc…
View article: Supplementary File S2 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach
Supplementary File S2 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach Open
Annotated Dairy Database used for Maxquant analysis (FASTA format)
View article: Paired animal and human AMS dates from the Ardu II and Sope B I burials from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic
Paired animal and human AMS dates from the Ardu II and Sope B I burials from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic Open
Paired AMS dates of animal and human bone collagen from the Ardu II and Sope B I CWC burials.
View article: Supplementary File S3 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach
Supplementary File S3 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach Open
Contaminant database used for Maxquant analysis (FASTA format)
View article: ZooMS spectra from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic
ZooMS spectra from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic Open
Raw data of ZooMS measurements (MALDI-ToF-MS spectra).
View article: Supplementary File S3 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in Late Neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach
Supplementary File S3 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in Late Neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach Open
Contaminant database used for Maxquant analysis (FASTA format)
View article: Pottery organic residue data from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic
Pottery organic residue data from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic Open
Complete dataset of pottery organic residue analysis from Estonian and Latvian 3rd millennium cal BCE reported in the article.
View article: Supplementary Tables S1-S4 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach
Supplementary Tables S1-S4 from Detection of dairy products from multiple taxa in late neolithic pottery from Poland: an integrated biomolecular approach Open
Spreadsheet containing all supplementary tables including; Table S1: Dairy Component Proportions used for creating Figure 1a, Table S2: Archaeological sample information, Table S3: Ancient protein results from Mascot, Table S4: Ancient dai…
View article: Paired animal and human AMS dates from the Ardu II and Sope B I burials from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic
Paired animal and human AMS dates from the Ardu II and Sope B I burials from Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the Dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic Open
Paired AMS dates of animal and human bone collagen from the Ardu II and Sope B I CWC burials.
View article: The transmission of pottery technology among prehistoric European hunter-gatherers
The transmission of pottery technology among prehistoric European hunter-gatherers Open
Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural mechanisms that led to the emergence of pottery among hunter-gatherer c…
View article: Light Production by Ceramic Using Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers of the Circum-Baltic
Light Production by Ceramic Using Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers of the Circum-Baltic Open
Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in hearths and fireplaces extended daylight hours, whilst the use of flammable substances in torches offered light on the move. It is increasingl…
View article: Lipid residues in ancient pastoralist pottery from Kazakhstan reveal regional differences in cooking practices
Lipid residues in ancient pastoralist pottery from Kazakhstan reveal regional differences in cooking practices Open
The Bronze Age—Iron Age transition in Central Asia (ca. 800 BCE) was a period of significant cultural change that was heavily influenced by greater population interaction and mobility. Indeed, scholars have increasingly emphasized the role…
View article: The use of early pottery by hunter-gatherers of the Eastern European forest-steppe
The use of early pottery by hunter-gatherers of the Eastern European forest-steppe Open
The Eastern European steppe and forest-steppe is a key region for understanding the emergence of pottery in Europe. The vast region encompasses the basins of two major waterways, the Don and the Volga rivers, and was occupied by hunter-gat…