Postyrskoe
🆔 Identification
| ID | #494 |
|---|---|
| Site | Postyrskoe |
| Period | Iron Age |
| Context | Domestic |
| Archaeological Context | Citadelle Scythe. Dans un foyer. |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Researcher ID | KHVOYKO V. |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Postyrskoe |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 48.974245, Long: 31.780011 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Region | Tcherkassy |
| City | Pastyrs'ke |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Postyrskoe |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1939 |
| End date | 1939 |
| Sampling method | In Situ |
| Context integrity | In Situ |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | V-IVe s. BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 2450 – 2251 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Oval shaped |
| Number of fragments | 7 |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 95 × 55 × 22 cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | — × — × 19 cm |
| Real (L×W×T) | 116 × 78 × 22 cm |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Whole |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Called "коржа" (cake) and "хліба" (bread) by Petrov. Translated as "Tourteau" by Monah. |
|---|---|
| Reference | MONAH D. (2002) - Découvertes de Pains et de restes d’aliments céréaliers en Europe de l’Est et Centrale, in Bread, FOURS ET FOYERS des temps passés, Civilisations 49, p.67-76, ISSN: 0009-8140 ; PETROV B. (1948) - Harcovy restki z pastirs'kogo gorodisca, Archeologija, p. 79-84 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Panicum miliaceum;Triticum sp. |
| 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 | — |