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

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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01

Deskripsi

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.