Mesimeriani Toumba
🆔 Identification
| ID | #416 |
|---|---|
| Site | Mesimeriani Toumba |
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Context | Not specified |
| Archaeological Context | Tell. Pot interior. |
| Interpretation | Not specified |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Mesimeriani Toumba |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 40.414562, Long: 23.134041 |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Central Macedonia |
| City | Thermi |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Mesimeriani Toumba |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | Not specified |
| End date | Not specified |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
| Form in structure | Attached to an archaeological object |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 2196-1925 BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 4146 – 3875 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | Amorphous |
|---|---|
| Shape | Amorphous |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Convex |
| Lower surface | Convex |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | The grains have shiny bulging surfaces (treatment (boiling/soaking?) with a liquid then grinding?). |
|---|---|
| Reference | VALAMOTI S.-M. (2002) ‒ Investigating the Prehistoric Bread of Northern Greece, Civilisations. Revue internationale d’anthropologie et de sciences humaines, , 49, p. 49‑66. DOI:10.4000/civilisations.1359 ; VALAMOTI S.M., MARINOVA E., HEISS A.G., HRISTOVA I., PETRIDOU C., POPOVA T., MICHOU S., PAPADOPOULOU L., CHRYSOSTOMOU P., DARCQUE P., GRAMMENOS D., ILIEV S., KOTSOS 88 S., KOUKOULI-CHRYSANTHAKI C., LESHTAKOV K., MALAMIDOU D., MEROUSIS N., NIKOLOV V., NIKOV K., PANAYOTOVA Κ., PAPANTHIMOU A., POPOV H., STEFANI L., TSIRTSONI Z., RUSEVA T.K. (2019b) ‒ Prehistoric cereal foods of southeastern Europe: An archaeobotanical exploration, Journal of Archaeological Science, 104, p. 97‑119 ISSN:0009-8140 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Triticum monococcum |
| 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 | — |