Organic Residue Analysis and the First Uses of Pottery in the Ancient Middle East

von Michael W. Gregg

112 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume discusses the role of organic residue analysis in identifying economic activities and subsistence practices associated with the first uses of pottery in the Middle East, and presents the results of analysis of 280 potsherds recovered from 22 Neolithic and early Chalcolithic settlements dating between 7300 and 4300 cal BC. It also formulates guidelines and suggests future directions for the use of organic residue analysis.

• Reihe: BAR International Series
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Archäologie
• ISBN: 9781407304731
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2010
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd