Douanne
🆔 Identification
| ID | #568 |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 911 OS 2, section 7, zone M, Qm X/651 |
| Site | Douanne |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Context | Domestic |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Douanne |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 47.095657, Long: 7.167301 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| City | Twann |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Douanne |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1976 |
| End date | 1976 |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 3560 - 3530 avant J.-C. |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 5510 – 5480 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Circular |
| Weight | 25.2 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 75 × — × 24 cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | 60 × — × 24 cm |
| Real (L×W×T) | 170 × 170 × 45 cm |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Whole |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Convex |
| Lower surface | Concave |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Crust thickness: 0.01-0.02 mm. |
|---|---|
| Reference | HANSSON A.-M. (2014) ‒ Hidden Stone – A Unique Bread Offering from an Early Medieval Cremation Grave at Lovö, Sweden, in A. Chevalier, E. Marinova, et L. Peña-Chocarro (dir.), Plants and people: choices and diversity through time, Oxford Philadelphia, Oxbow Books (Early agricultural remnants and technical heritage (EARTH) : 8,000 years of resilience and innovation volume 1), p.335‑342. ISBN:978-1-78297-033-0 ; WÄHREN M. (1984) ‒ Brote und Getreidebrei von Twann aus dem 4. Jahrtausend vor Christus, Archäologie der Schweiz: Mitteilungsblatt der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, 7, p. 2‑6. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-6409 ; WÄHREN, MAX (1989) ‒ Brot und Gebäck von der Jungsteinzeit bis zur Römerzeit, Helvetia Archaeologica, 20. 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 | — |