ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-16DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12985
Nicholas Zumbulyadis, Erich S. Uffelman, Ron Fuchs II
{"title":"Scandal at the Albrechtsburg: The Hoym–Lemaire affair and its impact on the early 18th-century development of pigment technology at the Meissen Manufactory","authors":"Nicholas Zumbulyadis, Erich S. Uffelman, Ron Fuchs II","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12985","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12985","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present portable X-ray fluorescence data on the composition of body, glaze and enamels of several Meissen porcelain objects associated with the Hoym–Lemaire Affair (1728–1731). In 1728, the French merchant Rodolphe Lemaire convinced the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory into making copies of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain for sale as originals in Paris, a dubious enterprise that depended on the development of additional pigments closely emulating the Kakiemon palette. We shall illustrate how the color formulations for these objects, designed to imitate Japanese porcelain, differ from those on earlier porcelain from 1723–24, as well as later (mid-18th century) objects. In all cases, the colorant chemistry can be related to special recipes introduced by Johann Gregorius Höroldt specifically for this purpose and preserved in the Meissen archives. A surprising observation is the absence of antimony or tin in the yellow colorant. As an ancillary finding, we have confirmed analytically for the first time that unmarked, undecorated Meissen porcelain in storage since prior to 1725 was decorated around 1730 and became part of the Hoym–Lemaire shipment.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 6","pages":"1313-1327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140970970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-16DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12986
Robert B. Heimann
{"title":"Ancient and historical cooking pots and food: an eternal communion. A topical review","authors":"Robert B. Heimann","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12986","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12986","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This contribution provides a topical view at and review of traditional clay-based utilitarian cooking pots that were used for millennia to prepare, serve, display, and distribute foodstuff. Key mechanical and thermal properties of ceramic cooking vessels will be discussed and strategies of property optimization outlined. In addition, some important chemical changes food constituents undergo during cooking will be explained. Mass-produced ancient ceramic cooking pots from Neolithic Mesopotamia have revolutionized the art of cooking by allowing foodstuff to be processed in water. As an example of successfully optimizing the properties of cooking vessels, emphasis is being given to Indigenous prehistoric North American ware of the Mississippian culture (c. 800 to 1600 CE) that show impressively how ancient potters overcame the technological challenges posed by essentially unsuitable smectite-rich clays with extreme plasticity and high swell–shrink ratio by adding copious amounts of burnt mussel shells as temper material.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"67 1","pages":"219-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/arcm.12986","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140971964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-15DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12973
Ben Wigley, Eleanor Stillman, Elizabeth Craig-Atkins
{"title":"Taking shape: A new geometric morphometric approach to quantifying dental fluctuating asymmetry and its application to the evaluation of developmental stress","authors":"Ben Wigley, Eleanor Stillman, Elizabeth Craig-Atkins","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12973","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12973","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although evaluating developmental stress is challenging, it is critical to understanding phenotypic adaptation and differentials in morbidity and mortality related to spatiotemporal variation in environmental and cultural factors. This paper presents a new, reproducible, and reliable geometric morphometric (GM) protocol through which stress-induced deviations to symmetry, known as fluctuating asymmetry (FA), can be robustly quantified. A case study, in which maternally mediated early-life stress in human skeletal remains is explored through first permanent molar (M1) FA, illustrates the method's effectiveness and wide-ranging potential to revolutionise the investigation of themes such as stress intensity, developmental processes, and buffering mechanisms in past populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 6","pages":"1399-1423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/arcm.12973","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140974425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-15DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12982
Fernando Franchetti, Gustavo Neme, Adolfo Gil, M. Laura Salgan, Alexander K. Rogers, James Davenport, Raven Garvey, Olga Trofimova, Thegn N. Ladefoged, Christopher M. Stevenson
{"title":"Obsidian hydration dating by infrared transmission spectroscopy","authors":"Fernando Franchetti, Gustavo Neme, Adolfo Gil, M. Laura Salgan, Alexander K. Rogers, James Davenport, Raven Garvey, Olga Trofimova, Thegn N. Ladefoged, Christopher M. Stevenson","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12982","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12982","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The obsidian dating method converts the quantity of diffused molecular water within a near-surface hydration layer to elapsed time using an experimentally derived diffusion coefficient predicted from the structural water content of the glass. Infrared spectroscopic transmission measurements on transparent archaeological samples record vibrational responses of water bands in the near-infrared region, permitting determination of structural water content (OH), and the amount of diffused ambient water (H<sub>2</sub>O). In this application, the H<sub>2</sub>O water band at 5200 cm<sup>−1</sup> is measured directly. The accuracy of the approach is assessed by an evaluation of the precision of each contributing variable. The new protocol is evaluated using obsidian artifacts from radiocarbon-dated deposits at Salamanca Cave in Argentina.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 5","pages":"949-966"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/arcm.12982","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140975787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12977
Majd Nidal Aboul Hosn, Bruno Apolo Miranda Figueira, Paulo Sérgio Taube Junior, José Francisco Berredo Reis da Silva, Bráulio Soares Archanjo, Kashif Gul, Sumeet Malik, Marcondes Lima da Costa
{"title":"Geochemical signature identifying features and archaeological structures in eastern Amazonian Terra Preta sites","authors":"Majd Nidal Aboul Hosn, Bruno Apolo Miranda Figueira, Paulo Sérgio Taube Junior, José Francisco Berredo Reis da Silva, Bráulio Soares Archanjo, Kashif Gul, Sumeet Malik, Marcondes Lima da Costa","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12977","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12977","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present work describes the chemistry and mineralogy of soils such as Terra Preta Arqueológica (TPA) or Terra Preta de Índio (TPI) from the Bitoca I and II sites, located in the Salobo Region (Carajás Mineral Province, Pará-Brazil). The results revealed chemical and mineralogical characteristics that are similar to other TPAs found throughout the Amazon region, such as relatively high levels of Ca (average of 3600 ppm), P (average of 850 ppm), Mn (average of 730 ppm), Zn (average of 55 ppm), and Cu (average of 63 ppm). In soils related to the characteristics of occupation by huts and campfires, the mineralogical composition is represented by quartz, kaolinite, calcite, muscovite, anatase, hematite, goethite, and gibbsite. Amorphous phases have also been identified mainly as calcium phosphates and organic matter (humic and fulvic acids). The analysis of the features/structures described here helped in the identification/verification of areas destined for different activities within the sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 6","pages":"1191-1204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12979
Constanza de la Fuente Castro, Gonzalo Figueiro
{"title":"Human ancient DNA analysis in Latin America: Current state and challenges","authors":"Constanza de la Fuente Castro, Gonzalo Figueiro","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12979","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12979","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ancient DNA analysis has greatly contributed to understanding the population history of several species. In the last 20 years, the field has undergone an important transformation: particularly in our species, thousands of ancient genomes have been analyzed worldwide, providing evidence of population movements and interactions through time. However, several researchers have raised concerns about the way the field is developing and how collaborations are being established. In this work, we describe and evaluate the situation in Latin America, considering both what we have learned about population history through paleogenetics and how it has developed in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"67 S2","pages":"S4-S26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12972
Juan Pablo Ogalde, Fiorella Valeria Villanueva, Luis Ramón Huaman Mesía, Natalia Carolina Aravena Sanchez
{"title":"Microbotanical analysis in artifacts of the CABUZA phase (900–1200 ce), Azapa Valley, northern Chile: Vessels and rites of “eating and drinking with the dead” in post-Tiwanaku times","authors":"Juan Pablo Ogalde, Fiorella Valeria Villanueva, Luis Ramón Huaman Mesía, Natalia Carolina Aravena Sanchez","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12972","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12972","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report observations of wear traces and microbotanical analysis of 29 ceramics, one pot of <i>Cucurbita</i> sp., and one wooden spoon—all artifacts of the AZ-6 and AZ-71 cemeteries of the Cabuza cultural phase (900–1200 <span>ce</span>), Azapa Valley, northern Chile—. The results show some unused artifacts (11) besides 21 samples that were positive for starches of <i>Zea mays</i>, <i>Cucurbita</i> sp., <i>Manihot esculenta</i>, <i>Ipomoea batatas</i>, or <i>Phaseolus</i> sp., in addition to vegetable remains (13 cases). This evidence is interpreted as an expression of funerary rites in post-state times, which could be an inheritance of the Andean Tiwanaku State (ca. 500–1000 <span>ce</span>).</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 6","pages":"1379-1398"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140934181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12976
Léa Drieu, Jasmine Lundy, Rachel K. Smith, Ed Bergström, Helen Talbot, Milena Primavera, Girolamo Fiorentino, Oliver E. Craig, Jane Thomas-Oates
{"title":"A medium-throughput approach for improved taxonomic identification of lipids preserved in ancient pottery","authors":"Léa Drieu, Jasmine Lundy, Rachel K. Smith, Ed Bergström, Helen Talbot, Milena Primavera, Girolamo Fiorentino, Oliver E. Craig, Jane Thomas-Oates","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12976","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12976","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Organic residue analysis (ORA) is a valuable tool for the study of ancient diets, but conventional methods remain limited in terms of taxonomic identification or to resolve mixtures. Here, we propose a method to further explore a class of compounds—triacylglycerols (TAGs)—using high-resolution mass spectrometry to overcome these limitations in an attempt to better characterise culinary practices. Over 70 medieval Sicilian pots and a wide range of authentic fresh products were studied by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation–mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS and MALDI-MS/MS). MALDI-MS analysis can distinguish fresh foodstuffs but provides little additional information regarding the contents of archaeological pottery compared to conventional ORA methods. In contrast, product ion analyses were able to deconvolute a range of animal carcass fat mixtures. In addition, detailed analysis of the composition of saturated T<sub>44</sub> and unsaturated T<sub>50</sub>–T<sub>54</sub> TAGs was able to provide greater taxonomic resolution regarding dairy products and plant oils.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"67 1","pages":"182-201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140934125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12974
Takehiro Miki, Taichi Kuronuma, Brandi L. MacDonald, Michael D. Glascock, Yasuhisa Kondo
{"title":"Petrographic and geochemical analyses of pottery from Wadi Tanuf, Oman: Approaching pottery production in south-eastern Arabia during the second and first millennia BCE","authors":"Takehiro Miki, Taichi Kuronuma, Brandi L. MacDonald, Michael D. Glascock, Yasuhisa Kondo","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12974","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12974","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study describes the petrographic and geochemical characteristics of pottery collected from Mugharat al-Kahf and WTN02 in Wadi Tanuf, north-central Oman, to clarify interregional similarities and differences in pottery production techniques and examine the existence of interregional trade in pottery with respect to changes in mobile communities. Potsherds from these sites were characterised using thin-section petrography and instrumental neutron activation analysis. Results revealed that several clay fabrics and tempers were used during the Wadi Suq period (2000–1600 BCE). A region-wide similarity exists in pottery-making techniques in terms of the tempering of specific minerals (Oman ophiolite) used in the Early Iron Age (1300–300 BCE). Geochemical results indicate differences in clay sources between the Wadi Suq period and the Early Iron Age in Wadi Tanuf and the unlikelihood of the interregional trade of domestic pottery.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 6","pages":"1236-1254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/arcm.12974","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140934047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ArchaeometryPub Date : 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12975
Mechael Osband, Michael Eisenberg, Jeffery R. Ferguson
{"title":"XRF Analysis of Village and Urban Basalt Architecture in the Hippos Territorium during the Roman Period","authors":"Mechael Osband, Michael Eisenberg, Jeffery R. Ferguson","doi":"10.1111/arcm.12975","DOIUrl":"10.1111/arcm.12975","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This case study examines the use of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified. It also deals with the archaeological question if public and monumental structures from a village and urban site shared the same stone sources and stonemason's workshops. Ninety-six samples from the Hippos <i>Territorium</i>, mainly from the polis of Hippos and the village of Majduliyya, were analyzed. XRF was found to be an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt materials from different sources. The distinct composition of the basalt stones between the two sites provided valuable insights into socio-economic relationships, shedding light on the nature of city–village dynamics in the region. Additionally, it aids in discerning whether diverse basalt sources were utilized in both private and public constructions, as well as installations within a single site. Methodological questions and the application of this method in the archaeological research of basalt-based architecture are also addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8254,"journal":{"name":"Archaeometry","volume":"66 4","pages":"719-738"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/arcm.12975","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140832732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}