🆔 Identification

ID#572
SiteMuntelier-Platzbünden
PeriodNeolithic
ContextDomestic
Archaeological ContextPâtisserie avec pierre chauffante ou moulante.
InterpretationPastry
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteMuntelier-Platzbünden
GPS Coordinates Lat: 46.942185, Long: 7.121867
CountrySwitzerland
RegionFribourg
CityMontilier

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameMuntelier-Platzbünden
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified
Form in structureAttached to an archaeological object

⏳ Dating

Dating typeDendrochronology
Dating methodAbsolute
Dating (text)3178 - 3118 BC
Standardized dates (BP) 5128 – 5068

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeAmorphous
Number of fragments1
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 72.24 × 74.34 × — cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateWhole
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationImpressions (human)
Upper surfaceConcave
Lower surfaceConvex

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Palm and finger imprints. "The hollow allowing berries to be placed" according to Währen.
Reference
WÄHREN M. (2002) ‒ Pain, pâtisserie et religion en Europe Pré- et Protohistorique: Origines et attestations cultuelles du pain, Civilisations, , 49, p. 381‑400. ISSN 0009-8140

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