Hard water and old food. The freshwater reservoir effect in radiocarbon dating of food residues on pottery

Philippsen, Bente

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“…Most of the previous discussions of radiocarbon dates from Karelia have been in Russian (Kochkurkina 1991;German 2002;Kosmenko 2003;Lobanova 2004;Vitenkova 2009;Piezonka 2011;Mel'nikov, German 2013;Khoroshun 2015; but see Kosmenko 2004;Piezonka 2008;2015;Zhulnikov et al 2012). An overview of the chronology and periodisation of Karelia published in 1991 comprised a total of 112 conventional radiocarbon determinations from the Mesolithic Stone Age to the Early Middle Ages (Kochkurkina 1991), and a special publication devoted to the Neolithic chronology of eastern Europe discussed Karelia some 10 years later and contained 72 dates listed as Neolithic (Timofeev et al 2004;see also Kosmenko 2004).…”

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“…The reservoir effect has been intensively studied recently on the basis of archaeological and experimental materials (e.g., Fischer, Heinemeier 2003;Olsen et al 2010;Philippsen, Heinemeier 2013;Kulkova et al 2015;Philippsen 2015). In Karelia, the existence of the freshwater reservoir effect was hypothesised in connection with Late Neolithic/Eneolithic asbestos-and organic-tempered wares, and it was proposed that the crust dates are mainly affected by the freshwater reservoir effect, as they tend to date somewhat older than charcoal dates (Zhulnikov et al 2012).…”

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Radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic-Eneolithic period in the Karelian Republic (Russia)

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Introduction AimsThis paper presents all radiocarbon dates obtained from the Neolithic and Eneolithic sites (see below) in the present-day Karelian Republic, Russian Federation, and outlines the chronological position of the main groups of archaeological material (i.e. pottery types) known in this territory between the 6 th and 2 nd millennia cal BC. The current paper is a combination of two articles recently published in Russian: the first one providing a discussion of datings available prior to 2016 (Tarasov, Khoroshun 2016) millennium cal BC. Besides providing an up-to-date list of datings, the article also evaluates their reliability and utility in building a local chronology. Despite several shortcomings, the new AMS-supported chronology enables the study of past cultural dynamics in much greater detail than previously and allows its better integration into the wider north-east European chronological framework. IZVLE∞EK -V ≠lanku razpravljamo o radiokarbonski kronologiji obdobij neolitika-eneolitika v dana∏nji Republiki Kareliji (Ruska federacija

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Radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic-Eneolithic period in the Karelian Republic (Russia)

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“…The characteristics of these sherds, as well as other dates from the same sites, indicate a Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date although the radiocarbon results have turned out differently. In principle, such divergences might relate to marine reservoir effects (for a definition and recent discussion, see Alves et al, 2018) or even to some freshwater reservoir effect (for a discussion on the dating of food crust, see Phillippsen, 2015). In this case, no clear explanation can be given.…”

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Diverse Economic Patterns in the North Baltic Sea Region in the Late Neolithic and Early Metal Periods

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Over 120 prehistoric pottery sherds from mainland Finland and the Åland Islands in the north Baltic region were studied for their organic residue content. Preserved fat residues found in these vessels indicated that the food procurement pattern was broad during the Neolithic and Early Metal periods. Based on previous research and these results, it appears that animal husbandry came to Finland with the Corded Ware culture. Groups using the succeeding Late Neolithic Kiukainen Ware did not, however, practice animal husbandry to any great extent, as there is an indication of dairy fats in only a single sherd. In general, even after dairy farming arrived in the area, prehistoric groups in southern and south-western Finland continued or returned to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. During the Early Metal period, animal husbandry increased in importance among the groups living in the area, and the level of dairying then intensified.

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“…Generally, c. 1 g samples of undetermined bones found in the sieve Rangifer, 36, (1) 2016 were used for 14 C-dating. The use of bones for dating poses several problems that were raised by Lanting et al (2001) and have been heavily discussed since then (see, for example, Van Strydonck et al, 2009;Van Strydonck et al, 2010;Zazzo et al, 2009;Hüls et al, 2010;Olsen et al, 2013;Taylor & Yosef 2014;Philippsen 2015;Ekholm 2015). However, the soils in the boreal study area are mostly podzols, which are acidic and do not contain dissolved carbonates, thus minimizing one potential source of errors.…”

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Hearths in the coastal areas of northernmost Sweden, from the period AD 800 to 1950

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Ramqvist³

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This paper presents a study of the chronological setting of hearths registered in FMIS (digital register containing records of all known ancient monuments in Sweden) in the provinces of Västerbotten and Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. A total of c. 1500 hearths are known in the area, mainly situated north of the river Skellefteälven. Within a study area of 107 x 94 km, 32 hearths were randomly selected for excavation, each site embracing 1-14 hearths. The sites were scanned using a metal detector and nearly all artifacts found were from the period AD 1600-1900. 14 C-datings of charcoal and burned bones corroborated that most hearths were used during this period, with a large number dating to the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Many hearths contained bones from mature reindeer, indicating that the hearths were related to reindeer herding. We suggest that most hearths are related to nomadic Sami reindeer herders using coastal areas for winter pasture, possibly resulting from the breakdown of the "lappskatteland" (taxation lands) system and an increase in reindeer numbers.

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Hard water and old food. The freshwater reservoir effect in radiocarbon dating of food residues on pottery

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic-Eneolithic period in the Karelian Republic (Russia)

Radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic-Eneolithic period in the Karelian Republic (Russia)

Diverse Economic Patterns in the North Baltic Sea Region in the Late Neolithic and Early Metal Periods

Hearths in the coastal areas of northernmost Sweden, from the period AD 800 to 1950

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