Karanovo
🆔 Identification
| ID | #400 |
|---|---|
| Site | Karanovo |
| Period | Chalcolithic |
| Context | Domestic |
| Archaeological Context | Level Karanovo V. Central sector. Storages on floor of a building. |
| Interpretation | Not specified |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Karanovo |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 42.511539, Long: 25.908138 |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Region | Sliven |
| City | Karanovo |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Karanovo |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1947 |
| End date | 1957 |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
| Context integrity | Scattered |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 4900 - 4700 BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 6850 – 6650 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | Amorphous |
|---|---|
| Shape | Amorphous |
| Coarseness | Rough |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Min (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Fragmented |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | None |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Could have been hulled wheats (Triticum monococcum/dicoccum). |
|---|---|
| Reference | HRISTOVA I. et al. (2019) - Recognising archaeological food remains: archaeobotanical case studies from Bulgaria, Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology 9, p. 181-211 ISSN:1314-5088 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Triticum sp.;Hordeum vulgare;Triticum monococcum;Triticum dicoccum |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Secondary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Category | — |
| Types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Matrix
| Microstructure class | — |
|---|---|
| Structure type | — |
| Matrix type | — |
| Matrix attribute | — |
| Nb measurements | — |
| Average pore size | — |
| Matrix measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max | — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |