🆔 Identification

ID#574
SiteCorcelettes
PeriodNeolithic
ContextDomestic
InterpretationFlatbread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteCorcelettes
GPS Coordinates Lat: 46.8186406552, Long: 6.6721147750648
CountrySwitzerland
RegionVaud
CityGrandson

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameCorcelettes
SupervisorNot specified
Start date1895
End date1895
Sampling methodNot specified

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)3500 BC
Standardized dates (BP) 5450 – 5450

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeCircular
Weight79 g
Number of fragments1
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 100 × — × 25 cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

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

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Small fissure limited to its cooking surface.
Reference
WÄHREN M. (1997) ‒ Das jungsteinzeitliche Brot von Montmirail, Helvetia Archaeologia, 28 ISSN 3042-5271

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