TY - JOUR
T1 - Milk Jugs' and other myths of the copper age of central Europe
AU - Craig, Oliver E.
AU - Chapman, John
AU - Figler, András
AU - Patay, Pál
AU - Taylor, Gillian
AU - Collins, Matthew J.
PY - 2003/12/1
Y1 - 2003/12/1
N2 - Ceramics were subjected to organic residue analysis from two collections: a series of middle Copper Age (Bodrogkeresztúr) vessels hitherto known as 'milk jugs', curated in the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest, and a collection of early Baden (Boleráz) vessels from the recently discovered settlement of Gyo"r-Szabadrét-domb, in western Hungary. The aim of the analyses was to establish whether or not these vessels, often associated with milk based on typological criteria, were actually used to process, store or serve dairy products. The results of the analyses revealed that no dairy products could be securely identified in the so-called 'milk jugs'. Nevertheless dairy products were identified in other vessel types.
AB - Ceramics were subjected to organic residue analysis from two collections: a series of middle Copper Age (Bodrogkeresztúr) vessels hitherto known as 'milk jugs', curated in the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest, and a collection of early Baden (Boleráz) vessels from the recently discovered settlement of Gyo"r-Szabadrét-domb, in western Hungary. The aim of the analyses was to establish whether or not these vessels, often associated with milk based on typological criteria, were actually used to process, store or serve dairy products. The results of the analyses revealed that no dairy products could be securely identified in the so-called 'milk jugs'. Nevertheless dairy products were identified in other vessel types.
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U2 - 10.1177/146195710300600303
DO - 10.1177/146195710300600303
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41549162834
SN - 1461-9571
VL - 6
SP - 251
EP - 265
JO - European Journal of Archaeology
JF - European Journal of Archaeology
IS - 3
ER -