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ANTIQUITY
Volume 82, Issue 317, Pages 702-713Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00097325
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England; Somerset Levels; Neolithic; pottery; organic residues; fatty acids; radiocarbon; dendrochronology
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Techiques for identifying organic residues in pottery have been refined over the years by Professor Evershed and his colleagues. Here they address address the problem of radiocarbon dating these residues by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) which in turn dates the use of the pot. Fatty acids from carcass and dairy products cooked in the pot were isolated from early Neolithic carinated bowls found at the Sweet Track, Somerset Levels, England, and then dated by AMS. The results were very consistent and gave an excellent match to the dendrochronological date of the trackway. The method has wide potential for the precise dating of pottery use on sites.
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