Tiny Traces, Careful Thinking – How Broken Pots Tell Human Stories
by Saskia Buechner-Matthews and Anna den Hollander Broken pottery sherds may look ordinary, but in archaeology they can open doors to entire past worlds—if we ask the right questions and listen carefully. Through organic residue analysis, archaeologists study traces of organic molecules such as lipids, proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates that become embedded in the ceramic […]
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