Identification of activity area signatures in a reconstructed Iron Age house by combining element and lipid analyses of sediments

Hjulström, Björn; Isaksson, Sven

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2008.08.005

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“…The presence of soil polysaccharides can be evaluated from the viewpoint of a plant stock storage by humans versus an accumulation by natural presence of soil microbial communities. Again, lipids of animal origin such as cholesterol (Hjulström and Isaksson, 2009) in soil samples can serve as another evidence of past human beings settlements. An advantage of soil lipids and associated compounds determinations can easily be substantiated by understanding the sources for waxes (residues of inhibited biological activity), carotenoids (plant pigments) and resins (wood of coniferous tree species).…”

Section: Saccharidesmentioning

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Soil Scientific Research Methods Used in Archaeology - Promising Soil Biochemistry: a Mini-review

Vranová

Marfo

Rejšek

2015

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Section: Saccharidesmentioning

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Soil Scientific Research Methods Used in Archaeology - Promising Soil Biochemistry: a Mini-review

Vranová

Marfo

Rejšek

2015

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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“…For example, geochemical survey has been used to attempt to identify low status sites not identifiable through other conventional forms of archaeological prospection (Aston 1998); as a general site prospection tool (Schleizinger and Howes 2000); identify agricultural and habitation residues (Entwistle et al 1998) and identify functional areas of archaeological sites (Wilson et al 2008;Parnell et al 2002;Hjulstrӧm and Isaksson 2009). Whether geochemical survey is an effective tool for recognising low status archaeological sites or for identifying agricultural/habitation residues remains an open question.…”

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Geochemical survey and metalworking: analysis of chemical residues derived from experimental non-ferrous metallurgical processes in a reconstructed roundhouse

Carey

Wickstead

Juleff

et al. 2014

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Geochemical survey and metalworking: analysis of chemical residues derived from experimental nonferrous metallurgical processes in a reconstructed roundhouse, Journal of Archaeological Science (2014Science ( ), doi: 10.1016Science ( /j.jas.2014 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT *principle author for correspondenceAbstract: Geochemical survey is becoming a more frequently applied tool for site specific archaeological investigation. It has the potential to integrate site prospection and excavation data with post excavation artefact analysis, unifying two stages of the archaeological process. In the field of archaeometallurgy this is particularly relevant as sites of metalworking are liable to produce high geochemical loadings, related to the manufacture of metal goods and associated waste products such as slags. This paper describes the geochemical survey of an 'experiential' metalworking area within a reconstructed roundhouse, identifying geochemical enhancements associated with bronze and lead working. The geochemical survey of the roundhouse clearly defines areas of metalworking that can be related to recollected episodes of metalworking and quantifies the spatial distribution and absolute geochemical loadings from this activity. Consideration is given to how such geochemical enhancements should be archaeologically interpreted and whether geochemistry should be viewed as a micro-artefact and dealt with in a context specific way. It is suggested that geochemical survey can play an important role in defining evidence of metallurgy in archaeological investigations, particularly where such evidence remains elusive, e.g. the British Bronze Age.Keywords: metallurgy, geochemistry, metal pollution, spatial survey, GIS IntroductionGeochemical survey is becoming a more widely practised technique within archaeological research (Oonk et al. 2009a;Wilson 2009), which has the potential to identify evidence of anthropogenic activity that is otherwise invisible to conventional archaeological methods, i.e. the hidden site, context or landscape (Heron 2001). Despite this potential, geochemical survey has yet to establish itself as a technique that can consistently offer results demonstrably linked to human activities within the archaeological record (Oonk et al. 2009b), partly due to the difficulty in interpreting multifaceted geochemical data; "because of the complexity of site use history and the effects of post depositional processes" (Wilson et al. 2008). Archaeological geochemical survey has been applied on a variety of scales, ranging M A N ...

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“…Such molecular markers benefit from an increasing interest for studies dealing with vegetation change or human activity (e.g. Hjulström and Isaksson, 2009). …”

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Occurrence of triterpenyl acetates in soil and their potential as chemotaxonomical markers of Asteraceae

Lavrieux

Jacob

Milbeau

et al. 2011

Organic Geochemistry

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As a part of a wider study aimed at determining new molecular biomarkers in soils and sediments that could be specific of distinct vegetation types with respect to unravelling past changes in land use, we analysed the neutral lipid content of soil developed in the catchment of a small lake in central France. The ketone/acetate lipid fraction of soil under pasture or meadow contains a series of pentacyclic triterpenyl acetates of wide structural diversity, most being reported in soil for the first time. The restricted number of potential plant sources of triterpenyl acetates (some produced by a single species) underlines the potential of triterpenyl acetates as new biomarkers to track past vegetation change in palaeoenvironmental studies, when found in natural archives such as soil, sediments or peat.

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Identification of activity area signatures in a reconstructed Iron Age house by combining element and lipid analyses of sediments

Cited by 61 publications

References 77 publications

Soil Scientific Research Methods Used in Archaeology - Promising Soil Biochemistry: a Mini-review

Soil Scientific Research Methods Used in Archaeology - Promising Soil Biochemistry: a Mini-review

Geochemical survey and metalworking: analysis of chemical residues derived from experimental non-ferrous metallurgical processes in a reconstructed roundhouse

Occurrence of triterpenyl acetates in soil and their potential as chemotaxonomical markers of Asteraceae

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