Table 1 Summary of lipid residue analysis of ceramic sherds from the Tianluoshan site.

From: Molecular and isotopic evidence for the processing of starchy plants in Early Neolithic pottery from China

Sample Type

Sample No.

Levoglucosan

APAA (C18)

APAA (C20)

β-sitosterol

24-Methylenecycloartanol

Campesterol

Cycloartenol

γ-tocopherol

Stigmasterol

Ceramic powder

20

5 (25%)

3 (15%)

1 (5%)

6 (30%)

1 (5%)

6 (30%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (20%)

Foodcrusts

36

19 (53%)

25 (69%)

3 (8%)

18 (50%)

8 (22%)

10 (28%)

6 (17%)

4 (11%)

10 (28%)

Total

56

24 (43%)

28 (50%)

4 (7%)

24 (43%)

9 (16%)

16 (29%)

6 (11%)

4 (7%)

14 (25%)