First results of plant processing on ground stone tools: phytolith evidence and GC-MS from archaic Messapian settlements - San Vito dei Normanni and Cavallino (Puglia, Italy)
Gaia Sabetta, Grazia Semeraro, Florinda Notarstefano, Marta Portillo
Abstract:
A large number of ground stone tools have been unearthed in the archaic Messapian settlements of San Vito dei Normanni - Castello d Alceste (Brindisi) and Cavallino (Lecce), in southern Puglia. The questions raised by these tools concern exploitation of food resources and distribution of productive activities within the settlements. First results of phytolith analyses conducted on ten grinding tools are presented. Quantitative and morphological analysis aimed at estimating the amount of phytoliths in the sediment, but also at identifying the types of plants used in the sites. Phytoliths indicated the nature of the vegetal processed matter, including cereals plants used for human and animal nutrition. Together with those from the analysis of organic residues already conducted at the sites these results contribute to the understanding of the food processing and dietary practices of the archaic Messapic populations.
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DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.178
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Rome, ITALY
Time:
19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023
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