Evidence for varying patterns of exploitation of animal products in different prehistoric pottery traditions based on lipids preserved in surface and absorbed residues

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1473-1482

  Dudd, Stephanie N ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a   Gibson, Alex M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; GC C IRMS; Grooved Ware; HTGC MS; Neolithic; Organic residues; Peterborough Ware; Potsherds; Stable carbon isotopes; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; PREHISTORIC;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033398845     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0434     Document Type: Article

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