Experimental evidence for the processing of marine animal products and other commodities containing polyunsaturated fatty acids in pottery vessels

Archaeometry

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-113

  Evershed, R P ^a   Copley, M S ^a   Dickson, L ^a   Hansel, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Univesidade Fed de Santa Catarina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isoprenoid fatty acids; Marine animal products; Organic residue analysis; 13c values; (o alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIPID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38549153830     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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