Date of Award

1-1-2018

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Chemistry

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, 41 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Igor K Lednev

Committee Members

Gerd-Uwe Flechsig

Keywords

Archaeometry, Raman, Spectrometry, Prehistoric peoples, Pottery, Prehistoric, Food, Archaeology, Trace analysis, Paleoanthropology, Plant remains (Archaeology), Food Analysis, paleoanthropology

Subject Categories

Analytical Chemistry | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

Abstract

Identification of specific use(s) of ancient pottery vessels through empirical verification is currently very limited for archaeological investigations. Although we can postulate a range of purposes or functions for certain vessels, empirical confirmation of actual use has been determined only for a minuscule portion of the available vessels. This thesis will provide a broad review of organic analyses as applied to foodstuff residues left on ancient artifacts as well as discuss several considerations for such analysis that are unique to their application to archaeological specimens.

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