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Ancient proteins from ceramic vessels at Çatalhöyük West reveal the hidden cuisine of early farmers

Hendy, Jessica, Colonese, Andre C., Franz, Ingmar, Fernandes, Ricardo, Fischer, Roman, Orton, David, Lucquin, Alexandre, Spindler, Luke, Anvari, Jana, Stroud, Elizabeth, Biehl, Peter F., Speller, Camilla, Boivin, Nicole, Mackie, Meaghan, Jersie-Christensen, Rosa R., Olsen, Jesper V., Collins, Matthew J., Craig, Oliver E., Rosenstock, Eva·2018·Nature Communications
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-06335-6PMC PMC6170438
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The analysis of lipids (fats, oils and waxes) absorbed within archaeological pottery has revolutionized the study of past diets and culinary practices. However, this technique can lack taxonomic and tissue specificity and is often unable to disentangle signatures resulting from the mixing of different food products. Here, we extract ancient proteins from ceramic vessels from the West Mound of the key early farming site of Çatalhöyük in Anatolia, revealing that this community processed mixes of cereals, pulses, dairy and meat products, and that particular vessels may have been reserved for specialized foods (e.g., cow milk and milk whey). Moreover, we demonstrate that dietary proteins can persist on archaeological artefacts for at least 8000 years, and that this approach can reveal past culinary practices with more taxonomic and tissue-specific clarity than has been possible with previous biomolecular techniques.

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  • While some success from extracting proteins from ceramics has been reported, challenges have arisen in removal of protein from the silica matrix and protein preservation in this context is not fully understood.

    “While some success from extracting proteins from ceramics has been reported (117–120), challenges have arisen in the removal of protein from the silica matrix and protein preservation in this context is not fully understood (7, 121, 122).”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) says it was unclear whether dietary proteins would survive long-term burial or whether extraction strategies could more effectively recover proteins from vessel walls. That supports the preservation uncertainty and a general extraction challenge, but the paper does not specifically identify difficulty removing proteins from a silica matrix. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Hendy, J., Colonese, A. C., Franz, I., Fernandes, R., Fischer, R., Orton, D., Lucquin, A., Spindler, L., Anvari, J., Stroud, E., Biehl, P. F., Speller, C., Boivin, N., Mackie, M., Jersie-Christensen, R. R., Olsen, J. V., Collins, M. J., Craig, O. E., & Rosenstock, E.
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2018-10-03
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