🆔 Identification

ID#402
SiteProvadia-Solnitsata
PeriodChalcolithic
ContextDomestic
Archaeological ContextSalt production Centre. Vessel number 90, building 1, square F-4, Southeast sector
InterpretationNot specified
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteProvadia-Solnitsata
GPS Coordinates Lat: 43.175513, Long: 27.436687
CountryBulgaria
RegionVarna
CityProvadia

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameProvadia-Solnitsata
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified
Form in structureAttached to an archaeological object

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)4700 - 4600 BC
Standardized dates (BP) 6650 – 6550

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeAmorphous
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 2 × — × — cm
Min (L×W×H) 1 × — × — cm
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNone
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Cereal fragments about 1 to 2 mm in size which have lost most of their structure and were fused together in small lumps. Additional ingredients other than cereals are possible.
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
ClassPlant
Organization
Plant types
Taxonomy
Identified taxa
Hordeum vulgare
Taphonomy
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Secondary Particles

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Types
Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

Microstructure class
Structure type
Matrix type
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Nb measurements
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