Leftovers : The presence of manufacture derived aquatic lipids in Alaskan pottery
(2019) In Archaeometry 62(2). p.346-361- Abstract
- Lipids preserved within the walls of ancient pottery vessels are routinely analysed to reveal
their original contents. The provenience of aquatic lipids in pottery is generally connected
to vessel function (e.g., for cooking or storing fish, shellfish and aquatic mammals). However,
ethnographic reports from early historic Alaska mention the use of aquatic oils for waterproofing low-fired pottery. Results of lipid residue studies on Alaskan pottery reflect an exclusive
function of pottery to process aquatic resources. However, can one be sure these residues
are the product of vessel function and not a remnant of the manufacturing process? The study
presents the results of an experiment where the preservation of... (More) - Lipids preserved within the walls of ancient pottery vessels are routinely analysed to reveal
their original contents. The provenience of aquatic lipids in pottery is generally connected
to vessel function (e.g., for cooking or storing fish, shellfish and aquatic mammals). However,
ethnographic reports from early historic Alaska mention the use of aquatic oils for waterproofing low-fired pottery. Results of lipid residue studies on Alaskan pottery reflect an exclusive
function of pottery to process aquatic resources. However, can one be sure these residues
are the product of vessel function and not a remnant of the manufacturing process? The study
presents the results of an experiment where the preservation of aquatic lipids during the firing
process at different temperatures was measured. It was found that nearly all lipids were removed at firing temperatures of ≥ 400°C. Petrographic analysis of Alaskan pottery samples
indicates that firing temperatures were generally > 550°C but < 800°C. The contribution of
pre-firing manufacture-derived lipids to samples fired at these temperatures may be regarded
as negligible. While the possible presence of aquatic lipids from post-firing surface treatments
cannot be excluded, such treatments appear unnecessary for well-fired pottery. (Less)
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- Admiraal, Marjolein
; Lucquin, Alexandre
; Drieu, L.
; Casale, S.
; Jordan, Peter
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and Craig, Oliver
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- 2019
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Archaeometry
- volume
- 62
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 346 - 361
- publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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- scopus:85076367821
- ISSN
- 0003-813X
- DOI
- 10.1111/arcm.12515
- project
- Maritime Networks and Emergent Identities in the North Pacific Rim
- language
- English
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