Biomarkers to detect the heating of fatty acids in residues from pottery use (sciencedirect.com) 36 points by diodorus 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] londons_explore 2y ago ↗ Is it possible that these people put a little fat/oil into the clay mixture they were using when making the pots? Perhaps to make it more workable?If so, then finding it in the pots afterwards isn't evidence of cooking. [–] cahooon 2y ago ↗ Do you have an alternate theory as to what the various pots were made for? The techniques and resources needed to gather "a little fat/oil" and use them to make pottery seem, to me, to have a good bit of overlap with cooking.
[–] cahooon 2y ago ↗ Do you have an alternate theory as to what the various pots were made for? The techniques and resources needed to gather "a little fat/oil" and use them to make pottery seem, to me, to have a good bit of overlap with cooking.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 17.5 ms ] threadIf so, then finding it in the pots afterwards isn't evidence of cooking.