Neolithic culinary traditions revealed by cereal, milk and meat lipids in pottery from Scottish crannogs

Simon Hammann; Rosie R. Bishop; Mike Copper; Duncan Garrow; Caitlin Greenwood; Lanah Hewson; Alison Sheridan; Fraser Sturt; Helen L. Whelton; Lucy J. E. Cramp

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32286-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Neolithic culinary traditions revealed by cereal, milk and meat lipids in pottery from Scottish crannogs

Simon Hammann,
Rosie R. Bishop,
Mike Copper,
Duncan Garrow,
Caitlin Greenwood,
Lanah Hewson,
Alison Sheridan,
Fraser Sturt,
Helen L. Whelton,
Lucy J. E. Cramp

Affiliations

Simon Hammann: Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
Rosie R. Bishop: Arkeologisk Museum, Universitetet i Stavanger
Mike Copper: School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, University of Bradford
Duncan Garrow: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Caitlin Greenwood: Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
Lanah Hewson: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Alison Sheridan: c/o Scottish History & Archaeology Department, National Museums Scotland
Fraser Sturt: Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Highfield
Helen L. Whelton: Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close
Lucy J. E. Cramp: Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32286-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Despite archaeobotanical evidence for domesticated cereals, organic residue evidence is scarce. Here, the authors identify cereal-specific markers in pottery from Scottish ‘crannogs’, revealing the presence of cereals in Neolithic pottery which might have been mixed with dairy products as a milk-based gruel.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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