ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF CERAMICS FROM SITES MAIBE (NA98/106), OLOUNOU-AMVAN, AND UNGWAR KURA, AFRICA

Author(s): Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2009

Summary

Ceramic sherds from three separate sites, Maibe (NA98/106), Olounou-Amvan, and Ungwar Kura in Africa were submitted for organic residue analysis. The ceramics were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The primary objective of this analysis was to determine the peaks present in the samples and the organic compounds these peaks represent; however, matches were run against tubers, legumes, members of the Poaceae family, and various plant oils, as processing of these types of plants with the ceramics was suspected.

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ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF CERAMICS FROM SITES MAIBE (NA98/106), OLOUNOU-AMVAN, AND UNGWAR KURA, AFRICA. Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2009-111. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380021) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BZ65MN

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Keywords

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
Maibe • NA98/106 • Olounou-Amvan • Ungwar Kura

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
09-111 • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis

Geographic Keywords
Africa (Continent) • Cameroon • Federal Republic of Nigeria (Country) • NIGERIA • Republic of Cameroon (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: 2.065; min lat: 1.618 ; max long: 16.655; max lat: 15.319 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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