Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Dairy Consumption in the Early Medieval Eastern Pamir: Lipid Analysis

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Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (11)
Authors
Shnaider, Svetlana V.; Shashkov, Mikhail V.; Selin, Dmitrii V.; Kutnyakova, Lyubov A.; Bobomulloev, Bobomullo S.; Navruzbekov, Masnav; Markovskii, Grigorii I.
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Shnaider, Svetlana V.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; International Research Laboratory ZooStan – ArchaeoZoological Center for the study of Central Asia – CNRS – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan; ; ORCID: 0000-0003-2230-4286; Shashkov, Mikhail V.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0001-9022-1525; Selin, Dmitrii V.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0002-6939-2917; Kutnyakova, Lyubov A.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; Bobomulloev, Bobomullo S.: International Research Laboratory ZooStan – ArchaeoZoological Center for the study of Central Asia – CNRS – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan; Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography named after A. Donisha NAST Dushanbe, Tajikistan; ORCID: 0000-0002-6242-2087; Navruzbekov, Masnav: Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography named after A. Donisha NAST Dushanbe, Tajikistan; ORCID: 0000-0003-0108-0981; Markovskii, Grigorii I.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0003-2698-707X
Keywords
Eastern Pamir; dairy products; lipid analysis; ceramics
Abstract

Archaeology only provides a fragmented glimpse into the past, leaving most aspect of ancient cultural adaptations unknown. Thanks to the growing interdisciplinarity of archaeological research, it becoming possible to talk about cultural aspects, such as food preparation, in way that were previously impossible. This article presents a study of ceramic fragments directly dated between III and VII centuries AD, found during archaeological research at the Istykskaya cave site in the Eastern Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. We used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to isolate and identify fatty acid residues trapped within the porous matrix of ceramic fragments. We use these biomarkers to pinpoint ancient fats characteristic of ruminant milk

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2244–2258
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https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/157901

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