Compound Specific Radiocarbon Analysis to Date Prehistoric Human Cultural Change
Pottery typology is the principal method used to date archaeological sites, however, the approach provides relative rather
than absolute dates. Paradoxically, 14C dating using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is the technique u...
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Información proyecto LIPDAT
Duración del proyecto: 19 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2018-06-20
Fecha Fin: 2020-01-31
Líder del proyecto
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
TRL
4-5
Presupuesto del proyecto
150K€
Descripción del proyecto
Pottery typology is the principal method used to date archaeological sites, however, the approach provides relative rather
than absolute dates. Paradoxically, 14C dating using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is the technique used to assign
absolute or calendrical dates, but pots, being fabricated from fired clay, i.e. aluminosilicate, lack endogenous organic
carbon and so cannot be 14C dated directly. Carbonaceous tempers, amorphous residues adhering to the surface and
carbon-based materials co-occurring in the same archaeological deposits as pots have all been 14C-dated but problems
exist with either the frequency of occurrence and/or uncertainties of their association(s) with pottery and contamination of
these remains. To enable the routine 14C dating of pottery the PI initiated development of a new approach that uses
commonly occurring fatty acid components of lipid residues derived from food processing, adsorbed within the protected
environment of the walls of vessels. As part of the NeoMilk ERC Advanced grant a new protocol been developed for the
extraction and isolation of these compounds using preparative capillary gas chromatography in high purity and sufficient
amounts for high precision 14C dating by AMS. This new approach offers a step-change in archaeological dating, which will
attract international demand to date archaeological sites. Our aim now is to bring this new method of pottery dating into
routine use in archaeology worldwide. This project will take the first steps towards achieving this ambition. This Proof of
Concept grant will allow us to (i) develop a commercialisation plan, (ii) demonstrate the utility of the approach temporally
and spatially, (iii) analyse the global market, (iv) formulate and deliver an IPR strategy, and (v) promote the method to
academic and commercial networks.