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An Archaeologist's Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery

"Organic residue analysis is a technical specialty that blends an unusual type of instrumental organic chemistry and archaeology. Because it is considered abstruse, archaeologists of all degrees of experience tend to struggle with how to apply the technology to archaeological questions and how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reber, Eleanora A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: : University of Alabama Press, 2022.
Colección:Archaeology of Food Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Organic Residues in Pottery and the Archaeologist
  • 1. Residue Formation, Composition, and Preservation
  • 2. Excavating the Residue: Extraction, Instrumentation, and Analysis
  • 3. Residue Contamination: How to Detect and Avoid It
  • 4. Alkaloids and Other Mind-Altering Substances
  • 5. Plant Resins
  • 6. Compound-Specific Isotopic Analysis: Detecting Maize and Isotopically Unique Resources in Residues
  • 7. Fish and Shellfish Detection
  • 8. Sample Size and Residue Analysis
  • 9. The Big Picture
  • Glossary