Posted on 05/24/2024 5:29:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The analysis of fat traces in over one hundred pottery vessels reveals deep changes in food consumption and preparation by communities living in central Germany between the Early Neolithic and the Late Bronze Age, as well as in their relation with innovations in pottery styles and decorations.
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the UAB and the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt identified a generalised inclusion of dairy products in prehistoric diets, a preference in consuming pork with the arrival of communities from the Eurasian Steppe, and the importance of dairy products in funeral rites.
Central Germany was a key region for the emergence of great prehistoric cultures, such as the Linear Pottery Culture, the Corded Ware Culture, the Bell Beaker populations and the Unetice Culture, one of the first state societies in Europe. The study shows that these societies did not only differ in their pottery forms, but also had different culinary preferences...
The study analysed fat residues trapped in a set of 124 pottery vessels of different shapes and sizes, with samples originating from graves and settlements, and conserved in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle. The analyses allowed researchers to distinguish residual fats derived from milk, ruminant and non-ruminant animals, as well as of marine or plant origin. The samples analysed in this study make up the biggest archaeological data series for Germany so far.
Results reveal a variety of changes in the use of pottery and food preparation during this period, as well as complex relations these prehistoric populations established with food resources and the main means to cook, store, and eat them...
(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...
Multiple Burial Tomb Belonging to the Corded Ware Culture (Dating Back 4,500 Years), Discovered in Oechlitz, Saxony-anhalt. The Corded Ware Decorated Vessel Contained Milk, While the Small Pot Revealed Traces of Ruminant-Derived Fats.© State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-anhalt.
(one hundred pottery vessels)
There must have been a lot of Pottery Barn Catalogs way back when.
The only way to deal with this is at the source.
It's dishwasher and microwave safe!
There is no so such thing as pre-historic...
In fact, it’s been discovered that man even had the use of flight in the past as well as analog computers...
No, it hasn't, there have been no such discoveries. And prehistoric means before writing.
:^)
I got your "First in Flight", right'cher...
Chubby chasers — that explains those Neolithic carvings of fat chicks.
Thanks, SunkenCiv! Great article!
Good cooks have always held a place of honor. :)
Dairy products and pork. So kind of like a trip to Wisconsin.
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You.are.bad!
I always love your posts. Keep on keepin’ on.
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