Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches?
Chemical analysis of archaeological artefacts is used with increasing regularity to understand how wine was produced, traded, and consumed in the past and to shed light on its antiquity. Based both on an extensive review of the published literature and on new analyses, here we critically evaluate th...
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| author | Léa Drieu Maxime Rageot Nathan Wales Ben Stern Jasmine Lundy Maximilian Zerrer Isabella Gaffney Manon Bondetti Cynthianne Spiteri Jane Thomas-Oates Oliver E. Craig |
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| description | Chemical analysis of archaeological artefacts is used with increasing regularity to understand how wine was produced, traded, and consumed in the past and to shed light on its antiquity. Based both on an extensive review of the published literature and on new analyses, here we critically evaluate the diverse range of methodological approaches that have been used for wine identification. Overall, we conclude that currently none of the proposed chemical ‘biomarkers’ for wine provide unequivocal evidence. Nevertheless, valid interpretations may be offered if systematically supported by additional contextual data, such as archaeobotanical evidence. We found the extraction and detection method to be particularly crucial for successful identification. We urge the use of controls and quantification to rule out false positives. DNA sequencing offers potential for identifying wine and provides much higher taxonomic resolution, but work is needed to determine the limits of DNA survival on artefacts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-002fb927ef2845b3933479122f5519852022-12-21T20:33:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Archaeological Research2054-89232020-01-0161162910.1080/20548923.2020.17387281738728Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches?Léa Drieu0Maxime Rageot1Nathan Wales2Ben Stern3Jasmine Lundy4Maximilian Zerrer5Isabella Gaffney6Manon Bondetti7Cynthianne Spiteri8Jane Thomas-Oates9Oliver E. Craig10Department of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkDepartment of Pre- and Protohistory, Eberhard Karls UniversitätDepartment of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkDepartment of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of BradfordDepartment of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkDepartment of Pre- and Protohistory, Eberhard Karls UniversitätDepartment of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkDepartment of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkDepartment of Pre- and Protohistory, Eberhard Karls UniversitätDepartment of Chemistry, University of YorkDepartment of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of YorkChemical analysis of archaeological artefacts is used with increasing regularity to understand how wine was produced, traded, and consumed in the past and to shed light on its antiquity. Based both on an extensive review of the published literature and on new analyses, here we critically evaluate the diverse range of methodological approaches that have been used for wine identification. Overall, we conclude that currently none of the proposed chemical ‘biomarkers’ for wine provide unequivocal evidence. Nevertheless, valid interpretations may be offered if systematically supported by additional contextual data, such as archaeobotanical evidence. We found the extraction and detection method to be particularly crucial for successful identification. We urge the use of controls and quantification to rule out false positives. DNA sequencing offers potential for identifying wine and provides much higher taxonomic resolution, but work is needed to determine the limits of DNA survival on artefacts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2020.1738728winebiomolecular archaeologyadnaancient pottery |
| spellingShingle | Léa Drieu Maxime Rageot Nathan Wales Ben Stern Jasmine Lundy Maximilian Zerrer Isabella Gaffney Manon Bondetti Cynthianne Spiteri Jane Thomas-Oates Oliver E. Craig Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? Science and Technology of Archaeological Research wine biomolecular archaeology adna ancient pottery |
| title | Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? |
| title_full | Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? |
| title_fullStr | Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? |
| title_short | Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? |
| title_sort | is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches |
| topic | wine biomolecular archaeology adna ancient pottery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2020.1738728 |
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