TY  - JOUR
AB  - Deciphering the biomolecular composition of archaeological organic materials can contribute to understand the function of an object or the status of the buried person, and more generally to increase our knowledge on ancient civilizations. The determination of the organic substances composing the sample is based on identifying biomarkers, which is commonly carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Here high-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR MS) was used, along with GC-MS and infrared spectroscopy, to investigate the organic compounds of embalming material of Egyptian crocodile mummies. FTICR MS was evidenced to provide complementary information with some advantages compared to GC-MS, such as an easier sample preparation. Moreover, although GC-MS allowed identifying 109 different compounds, FTICR MS enabled to assign up to 7000 molecular formulae and to detect higher-mass compounds. Some of the molecular assignments were putatively attributed with biomarkers, which suggested the use of pine resin, beeswax, and vegetal and animal fat, which was confirmed by GC-MS and FTICR MS-MS, for the pine resin. Furthermore, the FTICR MS molecular fingerprint obtained for the archaeological samples was compared with those of modern pine resin, which allowed assessing specie oxidation due the ageing and/or heating process. Consequently, FTICR MS can be regarded as a way to quickly achieve the biomolecular fingerprint of organic residues from archaeological materials and to assess the state of degradation of the sample.
AU  - Hertzog, J.
AU  - Fujii, H.*
AU  - Žostautaitė, R.*
AU  - Lattuati-Derieux, A.*
AU  - Richardin, P.*
AU  - Carré, V.*
AU  - Aubriet, F.*
AU  - Schmitt-Kopplin, P.
C1  - 67405
C2  - 53584
CY  - Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands
TI  - Unravelling the Egyptian embalming materials by a multi-method approach comprising high-resolution mass spectrometry.
JO  - J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep.
VL  - 48
PB  - Elsevier
PY  - 2023
SN  - 2352-409X
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AB  - An integrated approach using contextual, use-wear, scientific and experimental methods was used to analyze the role of stone troughs of up to 165 l capacity at the Early Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in the context of other stone containers found there. Around 600 (mostly fragmentary) vessels from the site constitute the largest known assemblage from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East. Besides the large limestone troughs, it encompasses middle-sized, coarsely made limestone vessels, finely executed platters and ‘greenstone’ vessels. All lines of evidence taken together indicate the use of limestone troughs for the cooking of cereals.
AU  - Dietrich, L.*
AU  - Götting-Martin, E.*
AU  - Hertzog, J.
AU  - Schmitt-Kopplin, P.*
AU  - McGovern, P.E.*
AU  - Hall, G.R.*
AU  - Petersen, W.C.*
AU  - Zarnkow, M.*
AU  - Hutzler, M.*
AU  - Jacob, F.*
AU  - Ullman, C.*
AU  - Notroff, J.*
AU  - Ulbrich, M.*
AU  - Flöter, E.*
AU  - Heeb, J.*
AU  - Meister, J.*
AU  - Dietrich, O.*
C1  - 60471
C2  - 49469
TI  - Investigating the function of Pre-Pottery Neolithic stone troughs from Göbekli Tepe – An integrated approach.
JO  - J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep.
VL  - 34
PY  - 2020
SN  - 2352-409X
ER  -