Fig. 6: Plot showing the Δ13C (δ13C18:0 – δ13C16:0) value of the fatty acids from degraded animal fats plotted against rim diameters of Neolithic pots, where possible to estimate. | Nature Communications

Fig. 6: Plot showing the Δ13C (δ13C18:0 – δ13C16:0) value of the fatty acids from degraded animal fats plotted against rim diameters of Neolithic pots, where possible to estimate.

From: Neolithic culinary traditions revealed by cereal, milk and meat lipids in pottery from Scottish crannogs

Fig. 6

Data points shown as stars denote the additional observation of plant-derived markers in the organic residue, whilst a filled star denotes the presence of diagnostic cereal-derived markers. The dashed line shows the approximate boundary between predominantly dairy and predominantly carcass fats of Δ13C = −3.3 ‰. Vessel forms show examples of various categories including: A – necked bowl, B – Unstan-type bowl, C – ridged baggy jar and D – larger ridged baggy jar, from the nearby islet of Eilean Domnhuill. All data points on the graph are jars, unless otherwise labelled. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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