Hermetic Cereal Storage in the Bronze Age: Evidence from the Gáva Culture Settlement at Rotbav, Transylvania

Laura Dietrich; Oliver Dietrich; Julia Meister

doi:10.4312/dp.49.1

Hermetic Cereal Storage in the Bronze Age

Evidence from the Gáva Culture Settlement at Rotbav, Transylvania

Authors

Laura Dietrich German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-0576
Oliver Dietrich Free University of Berlin, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-3317
Julia Meister Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.49.1

Keywords:

Bronze Age, Transylvania, food storage, phytoliths

Abstract

The present paper explores the possibility to better understand the function of pits through phytolith and starch analysis. A case study from the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age settlement phase of Rotbav in southeastern Transylvania is discussed in detail. It appears that a large storage vessel originally sealed with a bowl was kept in a pit filled with chaff or straw to preserve its contents.

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Published

17. 05. 2022 — Updated on 23. 12. 2022

Issue

Vol. 49 (2022)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Dietrich, L., Dietrich, O., & Meister, J. (2022). Hermetic Cereal Storage in the Bronze Age: Evidence from the Gáva Culture Settlement at Rotbav, Transylvania. Documenta Praehistorica, 49, 84-92. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.49.1