POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF VINETTE I POTTERY: COMPLEMENTARY USE  OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PYROLYSIS GC/MC DATA

Karine Tache; Daniel White; Sarah Seelen

POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF VINETTE I POTTERY: COMPLEMENTARY USE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PYROLYSIS GC/MC DATA

Karine Tache, Daniel White, Sarah Seelen

Archaeology

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Abstract

Approximately 3000 years ago, communities in the Northeast integrated pottery to their life ways. Referred to as Vinette I by archaeologists, early pottery became a typological marker for Early Woodland sites (3000-2400 B.P.), where potsherds generally occurred in low frequencies. In this article, some of the most likely food candidates to have been processed in early ceramic containers are discussed in light of Vinette I pottery's contexts of discovery. Regardless of the specific resources, we argue that social factors triggered the adoption of pottery, and that highly valued foods were prepared in Vinette I vessels. Preliminary results of pyrolysisgas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of organic residues on potsherds from the Batiscan site suggest that nitrogen fixing plants and freshwater fish were cooked in these pots. Such encouraging results highlight the potential of this minimally destructive method for archaeological applications, notably in documenting the function of pottery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-90
Journal	Archaeology of Eastern North America
Volume	36
Issue number	n/a
Publication status	Published - 2008

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