Organic residue analysis and the use of pottery from the Neolithic settlements of Drenovac and Motel-Slatina (Middle Morava Valley, Serbia)
Апстракт
The recognition of subsistence strategies, diet and culinary practices is one of the
most important questions in the study of the development of Late Neolithic communities in the Middle
Morava Valley. Pots serving as containers involved in many everyday activities related to preparing or the
processing of food are an optimal and suitable source of information in this regard. However, the determination
of vessel functions is usually a very problematic task, due to the preservation of the material, their
fragmentation, scarcity of use-wear traces and heterogeneity of pot shape. Moreover, most of the Late
Vin~a pots seem to have fulfilled more than just one established purpose. Thus, the aim of this paper is to
present the results of organic residue analysis (GC, GC-MS and GC-C-IRMS) to examine the use of pottery
involved in the preparation, storage and consumption of different types of foodstuffs by the Late Vin~a
communities. Pottery from two Late Neolithic sites of Drenovac an...d Motel Slatina in the Middle Morava
Valley, Central Serbia were chosen for the organic residue analysis. Vessels are shown to have been used to
process a range of commodities including beeswax, ruminant dairy fats, ruminant adipose fats and nonruminant
adipose fats. A predominance of the processing of dairy products was observed at both sites, in
vessels of varying sizes and types.
Кључне речи:
organic residue analysis / pottery / Late Neolithic / Vinča culture / Middle Morava ValleyИзвор:
The Neolithic in the Middle Morava Valley: Interdisciplinary contributions to research and preservation of archaeological heritage, 2019, 61-76Издавач:
- Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology
- Paraćin : Regional museum Paraćin
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Археологија Србије: културни идентитет, интеграциони фактори, технолошки процеси и улога централног Балкана у развоју европске праисторије (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177020)
- “Lactase persistence and the early Cultural History of Europe” (LeCHE) funded by an EU Marie Curie FP7 Framework Programme grant (FP7-ITN-215362-2) https://cordis.europa.eu/ project/rcn/88283/factsheet/en)
Напомена:
- The Neolithic in the middle Morava valley, ISSN 1820-4724 ; no. 3
Институција/група
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - CHAP AU - Krueger, Marta AU - Bajčev, Olga AU - Whelton, Helen AU - Evershed, Richard PY - 2019 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/770 AB - The recognition of subsistence strategies, diet and culinary practices is one of the most important questions in the study of the development of Late Neolithic communities in the Middle Morava Valley. Pots serving as containers involved in many everyday activities related to preparing or the processing of food are an optimal and suitable source of information in this regard. However, the determination of vessel functions is usually a very problematic task, due to the preservation of the material, their fragmentation, scarcity of use-wear traces and heterogeneity of pot shape. Moreover, most of the Late Vin~a pots seem to have fulfilled more than just one established purpose. Thus, the aim of this paper is to present the results of organic residue analysis (GC, GC-MS and GC-C-IRMS) to examine the use of pottery involved in the preparation, storage and consumption of different types of foodstuffs by the Late Vin~a communities. Pottery from two Late Neolithic sites of Drenovac and Motel Slatina in the Middle Morava Valley, Central Serbia were chosen for the organic residue analysis. Vessels are shown to have been used to process a range of commodities including beeswax, ruminant dairy fats, ruminant adipose fats and nonruminant adipose fats. A predominance of the processing of dairy products was observed at both sites, in vessels of varying sizes and types. PB - Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology PB - Paraćin : Regional museum Paraćin T2 - The Neolithic in the Middle Morava Valley: Interdisciplinary contributions to research and preservation of archaeological heritage T1 - Organic residue analysis and the use of pottery from the Neolithic settlements of Drenovac and Motel-Slatina (Middle Morava Valley, Serbia) EP - 76 SP - 61 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_770 ER -
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Krueger, M., Bajčev, O., Whelton, H.,& Evershed, R.. (2019). Organic residue analysis and the use of pottery from the Neolithic settlements of Drenovac and Motel-Slatina (Middle Morava Valley, Serbia). in The Neolithic in the Middle Morava Valley: Interdisciplinary contributions to research and preservation of archaeological heritage Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology., 61-76. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_770
Krueger M, Bajčev O, Whelton H, Evershed R. Organic residue analysis and the use of pottery from the Neolithic settlements of Drenovac and Motel-Slatina (Middle Morava Valley, Serbia). in The Neolithic in the Middle Morava Valley: Interdisciplinary contributions to research and preservation of archaeological heritage. 2019;:61-76. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_770 .
Krueger, Marta, Bajčev, Olga, Whelton, Helen, Evershed, Richard, "Organic residue analysis and the use of pottery from the Neolithic settlements of Drenovac and Motel-Slatina (Middle Morava Valley, Serbia)" in The Neolithic in the Middle Morava Valley: Interdisciplinary contributions to research and preservation of archaeological heritage (2019):61-76, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_770 .