Lipids in Archaeology

Cramp, Lucy J E; Bull, Ian D.; Casanova, Emmanuelle; Dunne, Julie; Roffet‐Salque, Mélanie; Whelton, Helen L.; Evershed, Richard P.

doi:10.1002/9781119592112.ch26

Handbook of Archaeological Sciences 2023

DOI: 10.1002/9781119592112.ch26

|View full text |Cite

Lipids in Archaeology

Lucy J E Cramp¹,

Ian D. Bull²,

Emmanuelle Casanova³

et al.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2023

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article5

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent5

Authors

Journals

Cited by 5 publications

References 227 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

The potential of aptamers for the analysis of ceramic bound proteins found within pottery

Kosel,

Ropret

2024

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Archaeological pottery are the most numerous objects found during excavations and reflect the culinary practices of the past. However, their functionality for cooking/storing specific foods or drinks cannot be deduced solely from comparing their shapes and sizes. Analysis of protein residues bound to ceramics can reveal the protein/animal type through their amino acid sequence, thus enabling direct identification of food types. Therefore, the aim of our experimental study was to test sixteen aptamers for the analysis of proteinaceous organic residues found within the porous structure of pottery. Traditionally prepared archaeological ceramic replicas were cooked for 5 days in various food/protein suspensions, were UV aged, buried for a year, excavated, and extensively cleaned. Their shards were analysed using immunofluorescence microscopy with aptamers. Results show that eight aptamers (Clone1 and Kirby for egg residuals; seqU5 and BLG14 for milk residuals; HA for blood residuals; Gli4 for gluten residuals; Par1 for fish residuals; and D1 for collagen residuals) produced a successful/specific immunofluorescence microscopy result when they were hybridised to shards containing target protein residuals. Interestingly, on whole egg control samples, when the egg lysozyme-targeting aptamer Kirby was used, fluorescence intensity was 3.1 times greater compared to that observed with anti-ovalbumin antibodies.

show abstract

The potential of aptamers for the analysis of ceramic bound proteins found within pottery

Kosel,

Ropret

2024

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Lipase and Esterase Activity in Soils from Ancient Burial Vessels

Kashirskaya,

Chernysheva,

Udaltsov

et al. 2023

BIOPHYSICS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

New insights into the use of Neolithic pottery in Guangxi of South China: organic residue analysis of experimental and archaeological pottery

Liu,

Ren,

et al. 2023

Herit Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As one of the world’s earliest pottery origins in Eurasia, the role of pottery during Neolithic period in South China remains unclear. Here, we present a new understanding on the utilization pattern of early pottery from the Neolithic sites of Dayan, Dingsishan and Zengpiyan in Guangxi province, China. Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of pottery and bone lipids show that a persistent use of terrestrial C3 and C4 resources throughout the pottery utilization history highlight the culinary practice and terrestrial exploitation during Neolithic period. Contrary to the traditional view that the primary use of these pottery was closely linked with aquatic resource processing, no aquatic biomarkers were found in the potsherds, yet these compounds were detected in the cooking experiments in this study, indicating that aquatic resources in these sites were probably processed or consumed in other ways. Moreover, a remarkable diachronic change from extensive use of C3 and C4 resources to the intensive use of certain kinds of C3 resources in different Neolithic stages, further indicating that an ecological tradition rooted in the subtropical and tropical environments as well as the Neolithic social evolution exerted great influence upon the initial production and the subsequent utilization of early pottery in prehistoric South China.

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

hi@scite.ai

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Lipids in Archaeology

Cited by 5 publications

References 227 publications

The potential of aptamers for the analysis of ceramic bound proteins found within pottery

The potential of aptamers for the analysis of ceramic bound proteins found within pottery

Lipase and Esterase Activity in Soils from Ancient Burial Vessels

New insights into the use of Neolithic pottery in Guangxi of South China: organic residue analysis of experimental and archaeological pottery

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About