Montmirail
🆔 Identification
| ID | #567 |
|---|---|
| Site | Montmirail |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Context | Domestic |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Researcher ID | SCHWAB Hanni |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Montmirail |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 47.001231, Long: 7.010753 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| City | Neuchâtel |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Montmirail |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1967 |
| End date | 1967 |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Dendrochronology |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Absolute |
| Dating (text) | 3719 - 3699 BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 5669 – 5649 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Circular |
| Weight | 20.2 g |
| Number of fragments | 4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 85 × — × 16 cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | 82 × — × 10 cm |
| Real (L×W×T) | 170 × — × — cm |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Whole |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Homogeneous |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Convex |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | On the cooking surface, there is an elliptical area measuring approximately 37×57×2 mm, slightly indented toward the top and covered with irregular, scale-like cracks. |
|---|---|
| Reference | WÄHREN, M., 1997. Das jungsteinzeitliche Brot von Montmirail, Helvetia Archaeologica 28 (Zürich). ISSN: 3042-5271 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Triticum aestivum |
| 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 | — |