Faecal matter is commonly recovered from archaeological sites related to human/animal
activity. The identification of its source is essential to understand the domestication process …

An adhesive is any substance that bonds different materials together. This broad definition
includes materials used in everything from hafted stone tools to monumental architecture. In …

Organic samples obtained from the interior of fragments of five different torpedo jar vessels
found onboard the c. 8th century Phanom-Surin shipwreck (Thailand) were selected for …

Thirty-six bituminous samples from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Nahal Efe (8000–7700
cal. BCE, Negev, Israel) were analysed to determine their origins. Most samples are …

The excavation of the protohistoric site of Cuciurpula (South Corsica, France) revealed a
significant amount of potsherds, often bearing visible surface crusts, sometimes very thick …

An analytical protocol involving microwave assisted solvent extraction and fractionation on
silica gel columns followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and …

Bitumen from north-eastern Mesopotamian seeps was exchanged across the Tigris and the
Euphrates in antiquity. Nonetheless, recent research proposed a decline in its trade during …

The chemical study of bitumen from stone tools from Italian Neolithic sites was carried out
using analytical pyrolysis-based techniques, EGA-MS (evolved gas analysis mass …

One of the goals of archaeological studies is to determine how material goods and ideas
moved among human populations, and bitumen is a worthy proxy because it has been used …

This study presents the integration of different analytical techniques and disciplines to trace
the biography and microhistory of a vessel from its production to its consumption, restoration …