Lipids in archaeological pottery: A review on their sampling and extraction techniques

A Irto, G Micalizzi, C Bretti, V Chiaia, L Mondello… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several studies have been performed so far for the effective recovery, detection and
quantification of specific compounds and their degradation products in archaeological …

What's in a whale bone? Combining new analytical methods, ecology and history to shed light on ancient human-whale interactions

A Charpentier, ASL Rodrigues, C Houmard… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ancient human-whale relationships are difficult to study because, counterintuitively, whales
have been virtually invisible in the archaeological record despite the immense quantities of …

A novel HPLC-ESI-Q-ToF approach for the determination of fatty acids and acylglycerols in food samples

J La Nasa, I Degano, L Brandolini, F Modugno… - Analytica chimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
We propose a new analytical method using reverse phase High performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) coupled through an electrospray source with a tandem quadrupole …

Archaeology of the invisible: The scent of Kha and Merit

J La Nasa, I Degano, F Modugno, C Guerrini… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The burial assemblage of Kha and Merit discovered in 1906 and now preserved at the
Museo Egizio in Turin (Italy) constitutes the most abundant, complete, and well-preserved …

Relationship between micromolecules and quality changes of tilapia fillets after partial freezing treatment with polyphenols

P Wei, K Zhu, J Cao, X Lin, X Shen… - Journal of agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The study investigated the main characteristic micromolecular changes in tilapia fillets after
partial freezing treatment with polyphenols by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography …

Organic remains in early Christian Egyptian metal vessels: Investigation with fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

K Koupadi, SC Boyatzis, M Roumpou… - Heritage, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organic remains preserved on eight copper alloy artifacts of the Byzantine Collection of the
Benaki Museum with an Egyptian provenance were investigated, implementing a multi …

Study of the molecular compositions of ointments from the 18th baroque pharmacy of the Capuchin monastery in Hradčany (Prague, Czech Republic)

K Kudláček, J La Nasa, E Ribechini, MP Colombini… - Microchemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
A multi-analytical approach based on four different analytical methods was used for the first
time to study six historical ointments from the 18th century belonging to the baroque …

Comparison of derivatization methods for the quantitative gas chromatographic analysis of oils

E Tammekivi, S Vahur, O Kekišev, ID Van der Werf… - Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The determination of fatty acid composition using quantitative gas chromatographic (GC)
analysis is a common method of characterizing fats and oils. A wide variety of derivatization …

Untargeted metabolomics-like screening approach for chemical characterization and differentiation of canopic jar and mummy samples from Ancient Egypt using GC …

L Brockbals, M Habicht, I Hajdas, FM Galassi, FJ Rühli… - Analyst, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In Ancient Egypt it was common practice to embalm corpses and specific internal organs to
ensure eternal life. The exact nature of the employed embalming fluids, particularly for organ …

Shell-tempered ceramics: A case study of Western Tripolye kitchen ware in the Middle Dniester region

I Sobkowiak-Tabaka, A Kurzawska… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The studies described in this article are based on the detailed examination of pottery
assemblages from five Ukrainian sites attributed to the Western Tripolye Culture. Selected …