The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the
spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology …

Faecal matter is commonly recovered from archaeological sites related to human/animal
activity. The identification of its source is essential to understand the domestication process …

Plant resins, tars and organic fossil substances provide valuable insights into the ecological,
environmental and cultural contexts of ancient societies. Their study offers evidence of past …

Birch bark tar is the most widely documented adhesive in prehistoric Europe. More recent
periods attest to a diversification in terms of the materials used as adhesives and their …

Investigating the organic content of archaeological pottery has largely focused on identifying
food commodities, but their use and mode of processing still need to be thoroughly …

About 2000 years ago, Bantu-speaking people introduced an agro-pastoral lifeway into
southern Africa and lived in northern and eastern lowland parts of the region by 700 CE …

Porosity of archaeological pottery is a key parameter used to assess its ability to trap lipids
during the use of the pot and to preserve them over time. Mercury intrusion porosimetry and …

Exchange networks in the Bronze Age between SE Arabia, Mesopotamia, SE Iran, SW
Pakistan and the Indus Valley moved a variety of raw and finished products, especially …

The bronze mou was an important artifact commonly used in the Ba-Shu region (now in
Chongqing and Sichuan Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Han …

Over the past thirty years, the study of the exploitation of natural substances by ancient
societies has been a major focus of organic residue analysis in ceramics. However, the …