🆔 Identification

ID#9
Inventory Number2010.012.2907.5
SiteParkhaus Opéra
PeriodNeolithic
ContextDomestic
Archaeological ContextCouche 13
InterpretationFlatbread
Researcher IDBLEICHER Niels ; HARB Christian
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteParkhaus Opéra
GPS Coordinates Lat: 47.3653889, Long: 8.54625
CountrySuisse
RegionZürich
CityZürich

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameParkhaus Opéra
SupervisorNot specified
Start date2010
End date2010
Sampling methodNot specified

⏳ Dating

Dating typeDendrochronology
Dating methodAbsolute
Dating (text)3176 BC - 3153 BC
Standardized dates (BP) 5126 – 5103

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeSemicircular
Weight12.1 g
Number of fragments3
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 65 × 36 × 16 cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNone
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Reference
HEISS A.G., ANTOLÍN F., BLEICHER N., HARB C., JACOMET S., KÜHN M., MARINOVA E., STIKA H.-P., VALAMOTI S.M. (2017) ‒ State of the (t)art. Analytical approaches in the investigation of components and production traits of archaeological bread-like objects, applied to two finds from the Neolithic lakeshore settlement Parkhaus Opéra (Zürich, Switzerland) P. F. Biehl (dir.), PLOS ONE, 12, 8, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182401.

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

Total number
ClassPlant
Organization
Plant types
Taxonomy
Identified taxa
Apium graveolens;Triticum sp.
Taphonomy
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Secondary Particles

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Category
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Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

Microstructure class
Structure type
Matrix type
Matrix attribute
Nb measurements
Average pore size
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