Fatty Acid Analysis of Archaeological Pottery Vessels Excavated in Tell Mastuma, Syria
| Autor: | Akira Shimoyama, Akira Tsuneki, Kaoru Harada, Shigeo Wakita, Takuya Iwasaki, Naoko Kisu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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| Zdroj: | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 68:1565-1568 |
| ISSN: | 1348-0634 0009-2673 |
| Popis: | Fatty acids extracted from archaeological pottery vessels (B.C. 900—720 y) excavated at Tell Mastuma, Syria, are characteristic of individual vessels. The molecular-distribution patterns of n-fatty acids of these vessels are different from those of the underfloor soil and a human hand, indicating that the fatty acids recovered are proper to the samples. The lamps show a predominance of hexadecanoic and octadecanoic acids with a near absence of other acids in the patterns, suggesting that olive oil was used in the lamps. On the other hand, large pottery jars show a clear presence of nonanoic acid in their patterns. The acid presence is also strikingly noted in carbonized olive, suggesting that olive and/or a chemically olive-related material was stored in the jars. The relative concentration of cis-9-octadecenoic acid to octadecanoic acid decreases drastically from modern olive pulp to carbonized olive, and further in the jars and lamps. Apparently, a degradation of the acid had occurred intensely during b... |
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