Hermetic Cereal Storage in the Bronze Age
The present paper explores the possibility to better understand the function of pits through phytolith and starch analysis. A case study from the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age settlement phase of Rotbav in southeastern Transylvania is discussed in detail. It appears that a large storage vessel ori...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2022-12-01
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Series: | Documenta Praehistorica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/10472 |
Summary: | The present paper explores the possibility to better understand the function of pits through phytolith and starch analysis. A case study from the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age settlement phase of Rotbav in southeastern Transylvania is discussed in detail. It appears that a large storage vessel originally sealed with a bowl was kept in a pit filled with chaff or straw to preserve its contents.
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ISSN: | 1408-967X 1854-2492 |