Archaeology meets science : biomolecular investigations in Bronze Age Greece / Yannis Tzedakis, Holley Martlew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tzedakis, Yannis, author.

Martlew, Holley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronze age--Greece.

Bronze age.

Prehistoric peoples--Food.

Prehistoric peoples.

Greece--Antiquities.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (792 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 'Archaeology meets Science' project is currently transforming our understanding of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilisations, through the in-depth application of state of the art scientific analyses to ceramic artefacts and skeletal material. This book is the fruit of this acclaimed research, which was carried out between 1997 and 2003, and presented in an exhibition in a number of museums across Europe and the United States, starting with the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Moving beyond the standard archaeological format of illustrations with descriptions of contexts, the book ana

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction by Martin K. Jones; Archaeology Meets Science; Archaeology Meets Science; Conventions and Abbreviations; Section 1 - Organic Residue Analysis Ceramic Artefacts; Introduction The History and Present State of Organic Residue Analysis; References; Certainty and Doubt in Organic Residue Analysis; Acknowledgement; References; Analysis of Organic Remains in the Fabric of Minoan and Mycenaean Pottery Sherds by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; I. Introduction

II. Method of AnalysisIII. Identification of Foodstuffs and Beverages from Organic Compounds; IV. Contaminants; V. Ancient Potsherds; V.3. Chamalevri, Bolanis Workshop MMIA (ca. 2160-2000 B.C.) Table 5; V.5. Cave of Gerani Middle to Late Neolithic (ca. 4500-3800 B.C.) Table 6; V.6. Monastiraki MM II (ca. 1900-1700 B.C.); I. Summary; Absorbed Organic Residues in Pottery from the Minoan Settlement of Pseira, Crete; I. Introduction; II. Data Presentation; III. Contaminants; IV. Results; V. Summary; Organic Residue Analysis: Pseira; Methods; Results; Organic Residue Analysis: Chrysokamino

I. IntroductionII. Method of Analysis; III. Results; IV. Conclusion; Chrysokamino, Occupational Health and the Earliest Medicines in the Aegean; 1. Introduction; 2. The Occupational Health of Copper Smelting; 3. The Earliest Medicines in the Aegean; 4. Conclusion; Organic Residue Analysis of Ceramics from the Neolithic Cave of Gerani, West Crete; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Organic Residues in Pottery of the Bronze Age in Greece; Foreword; Introduction; The Development of Analytical Protocols; Preliminary investigations; Sample Pre-treatment

Solvent Extraction AssessmentEffect of temperature on the extraction process; Method of Analysis; Standard samples, specimens and mixtures; Specimens from the Late Minoan III Cemetery of Armenoi data descriptions; Experimental data and interpretation; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.; Specimens from Thebes; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.; Experimental data and interpretation.

Experimental data and interpretation.Experimental data and interpretation.; Conclusions; Alternative Approaches to Organic Residue Analysis: Chania Kastelli, Crete; The Early Helladic Cemetery at Kalamaki; the Mycenaean Settlement on Salamis; the Late Helladic Cemetery at Sykia; Vivara, Settlement of Punta d'Alaca, Bay of Naples, Late Helladic I-II; Sample Management; Sample Preparation and Extraction; Instrumentation; Structure Elucidation and Interpretation; Molecular Profiling; Diagnostic ions, molecular species and inferences; Results and Discussion

Results and inferences for individual specimens

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78297-456-3

1-78297-454-7