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La evidencia más antigua del uso de la cerámica
1BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. oliver.craig@york.ac.uk
Nature
|April 12, 2013
Resumen
La cerámica temprana, originaria de Asia oriental, fue clave para los cazadores-recolectores que procesaban alimentos acuáticos. El análisis químico de la cerámica japonesa Jōmon revela lípidos de organismos de agua dulce y marinos, apoyando esta innovación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- Reconstrucción paleoambiental de la reconstrucción paleoambiental de la reconstrucción paleoambiental de la reconstrucción paleoambiental de la reconstrucción paleoambiental de la reconstrucción paleoambiental
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La cerámica surgió en el este de Asia entre 20.000 y 12.000 años antes del presente (cal bp) como una adaptación de cazadores-recolectores durante el Pleistoceno tardío.
- Las razones precisas de la invención y adopción de los envases de cerámica siguen sin estar claras, a pesar de su papel fundamental en la configuración del desarrollo cultural.
- Comprender el uso inicial de la cerámica temprana es crucial para descifrar su impacto en las sociedades prehistóricas.
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