🆔 Identification

ID#56
SiteSokol
PeriodBronze Age
ContextDomestic
Archaeological ContextTrench L10, depth 2,98 m. In a ceramic bowl.
InterpretationBread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteSokol
GPS Coordinates Lat: 42.404837, Long: 26.095976
CountryBulgaria

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameSokol
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified
Context integrityIn Situ
Form in structureAttached to an archaeological object

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Standardized dates (BP) 4250 – 2700

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeNot specified
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) Not specified
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateNot specified
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Reference
POPOVA T. (2016) ‒ Bread remains in archaeological contexts, in Southeast Europe and Anatolia in Prehistory Essays in Honor of Vassil Nikolov on His 65th Anniversary, (Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 293), p.519‑526. ISBN:3-7749-4066-5; 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 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. (2019a) ‒ Prehistoric cereal foods of southeastern Europe: An archaeobotanical exploration, Journal of Archaeological Science, 104, p. 97‑113. DOI:10.1016/j.jas.2018.11.004

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

Total number
ClassPlant
Organization
Plant types
Taxonomy
Identified taxa
Hordeum sp.
Taphonomy
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Secondary Particles

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Category
Types
Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

Microstructure class
Structure type
Matrix type
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