Thesis: Organic residues preserved in ancient vessels (2006)

Title: Molecular studies of organic residues preserved in ancient vessels
Author: Tatiana Frederica Margreta Oudemans
University: University of Amsterdam
Year: 2006
ISBN-13: 978-90-77209-12-7
Type of document: PhD thesis
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From the Introduction:

This study is aimed at the molecular characterisation oft he organic residues preserved in an assemblage of ceramic vessels originating from an indigenous settlement dating from the Iron Age and Roman period at Uitgeest – Groot Dorregeest in the Netherlands in order to better infer the way the vessels were originally used.

Table of Contents (short version):

1. General Introduction
2. Studying Vessel-Use using Curie-Point Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry and Multivariate Analysis
3. Molecular Characterisation of Solid Organic Residues by Curie-Point Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
4. Identifying Biomolecular Origins of Solid Organic Residues using Direct Temperature - resolved Mass Spectrometry and Multivariate Analysis
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7. General Discussion
Appendix 1: Materials
Appendix 2: DTMS and DTMS/MS Study of Solid Organic Residues
Appendix 3: Organic Residue Analysis in Ceramic Studies - Implications for Conservation Treatment and Collections Management