Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.

Here we present evidence of phytoliths preserved in carbonised food deposits on prehistoric pottery from the western Baltic dating from 6,100 cal BP to 5750 cal BP. Based on comparisons to over 120 European and Asian species, our observations are consistent with phytolith morphologies observed in mo...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Hayley Saul, Marco Madella, Anders Fischer, Aikaterini Glykou, Sönke Hartz, Oliver E Craig
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/96e39133e2374229b56c02a87bf73831
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:96e39133e2374229b56c02a87bf73831
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:96e39133e2374229b56c02a87bf738312021-11-18T08:58:39ZPhytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0070583https://doaj.org/article/96e39133e2374229b56c02a87bf738312013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23990910/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Here we present evidence of phytoliths preserved in carbonised food deposits on prehistoric pottery from the western Baltic dating from 6,100 cal BP to 5750 cal BP. Based on comparisons to over 120 European and Asian species, our observations are consistent with phytolith morphologies observed in modern garlic mustard seed (Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb) Cavara & Grande). As this seed has a strong flavour, little nutritional value, and the phytoliths are found in pots along with terrestrial and marine animal residues, these findings are the first direct evidence for the spicing of food in European prehistoric cuisine. Our evidence suggests a much greater antiquity to the spicing of foods than is evident from the macrofossil record, and challenges the view that plants were exploited by hunter-gatherers and early agriculturalists solely for energy requirements, rather than taste.Hayley SaulMarco MadellaAnders FischerAikaterini GlykouSönke HartzOliver E CraigPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e70583 (2013)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Hayley Saul Marco Madella Anders Fischer Aikaterini Glykou Sönke Hartz Oliver E Craig Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
description	Here we present evidence of phytoliths preserved in carbonised food deposits on prehistoric pottery from the western Baltic dating from 6,100 cal BP to 5750 cal BP. Based on comparisons to over 120 European and Asian species, our observations are consistent with phytolith morphologies observed in modern garlic mustard seed (Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb) Cavara & Grande). As this seed has a strong flavour, little nutritional value, and the phytoliths are found in pots along with terrestrial and marine animal residues, these findings are the first direct evidence for the spicing of food in European prehistoric cuisine. Our evidence suggests a much greater antiquity to the spicing of foods than is evident from the macrofossil record, and challenges the view that plants were exploited by hunter-gatherers and early agriculturalists solely for energy requirements, rather than taste.
format	article
author	Hayley Saul Marco Madella Anders Fischer Aikaterini Glykou Sönke Hartz Oliver E Craig
author_facet	Hayley Saul Marco Madella Anders Fischer Aikaterini Glykou Sönke Hartz Oliver E Craig
author_sort	Hayley Saul
title	Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
title_short	Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
title_full	Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
title_fullStr	Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
title_full_unstemmed	Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.
title_sort	phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in european prehistoric cuisine.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/96e39133e2374229b56c02a87bf73831
work_keys_str_mv	AT hayleysaul phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine AT marcomadella phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine AT andersfischer phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine AT aikateriniglykou phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine AT sonkehartz phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine AT oliverecraig phytolithsinpotteryrevealtheuseofspiceineuropeanprehistoriccuisine
_version_	1718421098071064576

Phytoliths in pottery reveal the use of spice in European prehistoric cuisine.

Ejemplares similares