experimental archaeology, stable isotope, cooking, charred residue (Other Keyword)
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Reconstructing Recipes: Stable Isotope Analysis of Food Residues from a Year-long Cooking Experiment (2018)
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Charred food residues provide a unique window into ancient peoples’ culinary cultures, and chemical analyses of burnt meals can help us identify the ingredients used to create specific recipes. However, limited experimental work leaves us wondering - when we find residue in an ancient pot, are we viewing the remains of the final meal cooked in that pot or is it the product of multiple recipes? Does the chemical signature of the residue accurately reflect the meal(s) cooked in that pot? Seven...