What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)

The analysis of charred food crust from cooking vessels offers an opportunity to recover and study residues originating from culinary practices, such as phytoliths from cereal-based meals or other plant ingredients, serving as direct evidence of past food preparation and consumption activities. Howe...

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Autores: Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G., Lymperaki, Marianna, Urem-Kotsou, Dushka, Kotsos, Stavros, García-Granero Fos, Juan José
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Phytoliths
Pottery cooking vessels
Culinary practices
Food
Residue analysis
Neolithic Greece
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spelling What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G.Lymperaki, MariannaUrem-Kotsou, DushkaKotsos, StavrosGarcía-Granero Fos, Juan JoséPhytolithsPottery cooking vesselsCulinary practicesFoodResidue analysisNeolithic GreeceThe analysis of charred food crust from cooking vessels offers an opportunity to recover and study residues originating from culinary practices, such as phytoliths from cereal-based meals or other plant ingredients, serving as direct evidence of past food preparation and consumption activities. However, the presence of charred food crusts is sporadic in archaeological records, making it challenging to rely solely on them to reconstruct past culinary practices through phytolith analysis. Valuable dietary evidence has also been obtained through the analysis of phytoliths in the sediment adhering to the porous surfaces of ceramic cooking vessels and utensils. However, without the contextual certainty provided by the charred food crust, determining whether the phytoliths recovered from attached sediments represent culinary practices remains a complex task. This paper explores the utility of phytoliths extracted from the sediment attached to the inner walls of cooking vessels for understanding past culinary practices. For this task, phytolith assemblages recovered from charred food crust and the sediment attached to the inner walls of cooking vessels from Neolithic Stavroupoli (ca. 5400-5000 cal. BC) were contrasted to evaluate the similarity between the two assemblages. While this study primarily demonstrates the statistical variation in phytolith assemblages from two distinct sources, the findings offer valuable insights into the feasibility and interpretative value of using phytolith analysis on sediments adhering to cooking vessels to gain insights into past culinary practices, especially in cases where direct food residues, such as charred food crust, are absent.This research was funded by the European Commission (H2020- MSCA-IF-2015 704867) and by CSIC (Proyectos Intramurales Especiales, 20231AT017). JJGG acknowledges grant No. RYC2021-033891-I, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union «NextGenerationEU»/PRTR.Peer reviewedEuropean CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2024202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/369903reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104679Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3699032026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
title What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
spellingShingle What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G.
Phytoliths
Pottery cooking vessels
Culinary practices
Food
Residue analysis
Neolithic Greece
title_short What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
title_full What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
title_fullStr What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
title_full_unstemmed What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
title_sort What do phytoliths from pottery cooking vessels represent? Insights from Neolithic Stavroupoli (northern Greece)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G.
Lymperaki, Marianna
Urem-Kotsou, Dushka
Kotsos, Stavros
García-Granero Fos, Juan José
author Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G.
author_facet Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G.
Lymperaki, Marianna
Urem-Kotsou, Dushka
Kotsos, Stavros
García-Granero Fos, Juan José
author_role author
author2 Lymperaki, Marianna
Urem-Kotsou, Dushka
Kotsos, Stavros
García-Granero Fos, Juan José
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Phytoliths
Pottery cooking vessels
Culinary practices
Food
Residue analysis
Neolithic Greece
topic Phytoliths
Pottery cooking vessels
Culinary practices
Food
Residue analysis
Neolithic Greece
description The analysis of charred food crust from cooking vessels offers an opportunity to recover and study residues originating from culinary practices, such as phytoliths from cereal-based meals or other plant ingredients, serving as direct evidence of past food preparation and consumption activities. However, the presence of charred food crusts is sporadic in archaeological records, making it challenging to rely solely on them to reconstruct past culinary practices through phytolith analysis. Valuable dietary evidence has also been obtained through the analysis of phytoliths in the sediment adhering to the porous surfaces of ceramic cooking vessels and utensils. However, without the contextual certainty provided by the charred food crust, determining whether the phytoliths recovered from attached sediments represent culinary practices remains a complex task. This paper explores the utility of phytoliths extracted from the sediment attached to the inner walls of cooking vessels for understanding past culinary practices. For this task, phytolith assemblages recovered from charred food crust and the sediment attached to the inner walls of cooking vessels from Neolithic Stavroupoli (ca. 5400-5000 cal. BC) were contrasted to evaluate the similarity between the two assemblages. While this study primarily demonstrates the statistical variation in phytolith assemblages from two distinct sources, the findings offer valuable insights into the feasibility and interpretative value of using phytolith analysis on sediments adhering to cooking vessels to gain insights into past culinary practices, especially in cases where direct food residues, such as charred food crust, are absent.
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