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'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory
The extensive use of mollusc shell as a versatile raw material is testament to its importance in prehistoric times. The consistent choice of certain species for different purposes, including the making of ornaments, is a direct representation of how humans viewed and exploited their environment. The...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6542584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31060688 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.45644 |
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author | Sakalauskaite, Jorune Andersen, Søren H Biagi, Paolo Borrello, Maria A Cocquerez, Théophile Colonese, André Carlo Dal Bello, Federica Girod, Alberto Heumüller, Marion Koon, Hannah Mandili, Giorgia Medana, Claudio Penkman, Kirsty EH Plasseraud, Laurent Schlichtherle, Helmut Taylor, Sheila Tokarski, Caroline Thomas, Jérôme Wilson, Julie Marin, Frédéric Demarchi, Beatrice |
author_facet | Sakalauskaite, Jorune Andersen, Søren H Biagi, Paolo Borrello, Maria A Cocquerez, Théophile Colonese, André Carlo Dal Bello, Federica Girod, Alberto Heumüller, Marion Koon, Hannah Mandili, Giorgia Medana, Claudio Penkman, Kirsty EH Plasseraud, Laurent Schlichtherle, Helmut Taylor, Sheila Tokarski, Caroline Thomas, Jérôme Wilson, Julie Marin, Frédéric Demarchi, Beatrice |
author_sort | Sakalauskaite, Jorune |
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description | The extensive use of mollusc shell as a versatile raw material is testament to its importance in prehistoric times. The consistent choice of certain species for different purposes, including the making of ornaments, is a direct representation of how humans viewed and exploited their environment. The necessary taxonomic information, however, is often impossible to obtain from objects that are small, heavily worked or degraded. Here we propose a novel biogeochemical approach to track the biological origin of prehistoric mollusc shell. We conducted an in-depth study of archaeological ornaments using microstructural, geochemical and biomolecular analyses, including ‘palaeoshellomics’, the first application of palaeoproteomics to mollusc shells (and indeed to any invertebrate calcified tissue). We reveal the consistent use of locally-sourced freshwater mother-of-pearl for the standardized manufacture of ‘double-buttons’. This craft is found throughout Europe between 4200–3800 BCE, highlighting the ornament-makers’ profound knowledge of the biogeosphere and the existence of cross-cultural traditions. |
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spelling | pubmed-65425842019-06-12 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory Sakalauskaite, Jorune Andersen, Søren H Biagi, Paolo Borrello, Maria A Cocquerez, Théophile Colonese, André Carlo Dal Bello, Federica Girod, Alberto Heumüller, Marion Koon, Hannah Mandili, Giorgia Medana, Claudio Penkman, Kirsty EH Plasseraud, Laurent Schlichtherle, Helmut Taylor, Sheila Tokarski, Caroline Thomas, Jérôme Wilson, Julie Marin, Frédéric Demarchi, Beatrice eLife Biochemistry and Chemical Biology The extensive use of mollusc shell as a versatile raw material is testament to its importance in prehistoric times. The consistent choice of certain species for different purposes, including the making of ornaments, is a direct representation of how humans viewed and exploited their environment. The necessary taxonomic information, however, is often impossible to obtain from objects that are small, heavily worked or degraded. Here we propose a novel biogeochemical approach to track the biological origin of prehistoric mollusc shell. We conducted an in-depth study of archaeological ornaments using microstructural, geochemical and biomolecular analyses, including ‘palaeoshellomics’, the first application of palaeoproteomics to mollusc shells (and indeed to any invertebrate calcified tissue). We reveal the consistent use of locally-sourced freshwater mother-of-pearl for the standardized manufacture of ‘double-buttons’. This craft is found throughout Europe between 4200–3800 BCE, highlighting the ornament-makers’ profound knowledge of the biogeosphere and the existence of cross-cultural traditions. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6542584/ /pubmed/31060688 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.45644 Text en © 2019, Sakalauskaite et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Sakalauskaite, Jorune Andersen, Søren H Biagi, Paolo Borrello, Maria A Cocquerez, Théophile Colonese, André Carlo Dal Bello, Federica Girod, Alberto Heumüller, Marion Koon, Hannah Mandili, Giorgia Medana, Claudio Penkman, Kirsty EH Plasseraud, Laurent Schlichtherle, Helmut Taylor, Sheila Tokarski, Caroline Thomas, Jérôme Wilson, Julie Marin, Frédéric Demarchi, Beatrice 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title | 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title_full | 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title_fullStr | 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title_full_unstemmed | 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title_short | 'Palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
title_sort | 'palaeoshellomics’ reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory |
topic | Biochemistry and Chemical Biology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6542584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31060688 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.45644 |
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