Characterisation of organic residues in pottery vessels of the Roman age from Antinoe (Egypt)

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Colombini, M P ^a   Giachi, G ^b   Modugno, F ^a   Ribechini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Soprintendenza Ai Beni A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeological vessel; Cruciferae seed oil; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Infrared spectroscopy; Lipid; Organic residue; Pinaceae resin; Pitch

Indexed keywords

ACID; ASPHALT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NATURAL PRODUCT; OIL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RESIN; TAR; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; WAX;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCHEOLOGY; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUCIFERA; DIHYDROXYLATION; EGYPT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PINE; PLANT SEED; VEGETABLE; VESSEL;

EID: 12344298597     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2004.05.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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