Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii

In this paper, we propose the application for the first time in the Mediterranean area of the combination of the study of chemical residues in floors and ceramics, with the aim of providing information about the activities carried out in archeological buildings. We chose the Garum Shop at Pompeii to...

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Autores: Pecci, Alessandra, Domínguez Bella, Salvador, Buonincontri, Mauro, Miriello, Domenico, De Luca, Raffaella, Di Pasquale, Gaetano, Cottica, Daniela, Bernal Casasola, Darío
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Arqueometria
Ceràmica romana
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
Archaeometry
Roman pottery
Pompeii (Ancient city)
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spelling Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at PompeiiPecci, AlessandraDomínguez Bella, SalvadorBuonincontri, MauroMiriello, DomenicoDe Luca, RaffaellaDi Pasquale, GaetanoCottica, DanielaBernal Casasola, DaríoArqueometriaCeràmica romanaPompeia (Ciutat antiga)ArchaeometryRoman potteryPompeii (Ancient city)In this paper, we propose the application for the first time in the Mediterranean area of the combination of the study of chemical residues in floors and ceramics, with the aim of providing information about the activities carried out in archeological buildings. We chose the Garum Shop at Pompeii to test the method. In fact, due to the peculiarity of this archeological context, it provided an ideal case in which the activities performed are in part known, and the ceramic vessels recovered are still in situ. Floor samples were studied by means of spot tests developed in Mexico aimed at identifying the presence of phosphates, fatty acids, and protein residues, while the organic residues preserved in the ceramic matrix of amphorae, dolia, and other ceramic vessels were studied by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Moreover, we integrated the data obtained with specific studies directed at better identifying the solid residues found inside two of the amphorae studied: botanical studies of fruit stones recovered in a Dressel 20 amphora and the characterization of the lime preserved in an African amphora. The research allowed for the identification of the traces of some of the activities performed, such as cooking and producing garum in the floors of the building, and the use and re-use of amphorae and dolia before the Vesuvian eruption.Springer Verlag2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/188383Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-017-0573-7Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2018, vol. 10, num. 2, p. 485-502https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-017-0573-7(c) Springer Verlag, 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1883832026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
title Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
spellingShingle Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
Pecci, Alessandra
Arqueometria
Ceràmica romana
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
Archaeometry
Roman pottery
Pompeii (Ancient city)
title_short Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
title_full Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
title_fullStr Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
title_full_unstemmed Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
title_sort Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pecci, Alessandra
Domínguez Bella, Salvador
Buonincontri, Mauro
Miriello, Domenico
De Luca, Raffaella
Di Pasquale, Gaetano
Cottica, Daniela
Bernal Casasola, Darío
author Pecci, Alessandra
author_facet Pecci, Alessandra
Domínguez Bella, Salvador
Buonincontri, Mauro
Miriello, Domenico
De Luca, Raffaella
Di Pasquale, Gaetano
Cottica, Daniela
Bernal Casasola, Darío
author_role author
author2 Domínguez Bella, Salvador
Buonincontri, Mauro
Miriello, Domenico
De Luca, Raffaella
Di Pasquale, Gaetano
Cottica, Daniela
Bernal Casasola, Darío
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arqueometria
Ceràmica romana
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
Archaeometry
Roman pottery
Pompeii (Ancient city)
topic Arqueometria
Ceràmica romana
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
Archaeometry
Roman pottery
Pompeii (Ancient city)
description In this paper, we propose the application for the first time in the Mediterranean area of the combination of the study of chemical residues in floors and ceramics, with the aim of providing information about the activities carried out in archeological buildings. We chose the Garum Shop at Pompeii to test the method. In fact, due to the peculiarity of this archeological context, it provided an ideal case in which the activities performed are in part known, and the ceramic vessels recovered are still in situ. Floor samples were studied by means of spot tests developed in Mexico aimed at identifying the presence of phosphates, fatty acids, and protein residues, while the organic residues preserved in the ceramic matrix of amphorae, dolia, and other ceramic vessels were studied by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Moreover, we integrated the data obtained with specific studies directed at better identifying the solid residues found inside two of the amphorae studied: botanical studies of fruit stones recovered in a Dressel 20 amphora and the characterization of the lime preserved in an African amphora. The research allowed for the identification of the traces of some of the activities performed, such as cooking and producing garum in the floors of the building, and the use and re-use of amphorae and dolia before the Vesuvian eruption.
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2018, vol. 10, num. 2, p. 485-502
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