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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Exploris 480
ORGANISM(S): Ovis Aries (ncbitaxon:9940) Capra Sp. (ncbitaxon:61294)
SUBMITTER: Shevan Wilkin
PROVIDER: MSV000093861 | MassIVE | Sat Jan 13 14:39:00 GMT 2024
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD048524
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
Wilkin Shevan S Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav J Ganbold Ankhsanaa A Batsuuri Ankhbayar A Ishtseren Lochin L Nakamura Daisuke D Eregzen Gelegdorj G Ventresca-Miller Alicia A Miller Bryan K BK
Scientific reports 20240605 1
Cauldrons, vessels that are simultaneously common and enigmatic, offer insights into past cultural and social traditions. While assumed to possess a special function, what these cauldrons contained is still largely mysterious. These vessels, such as those made from bronze or copper alloys, function as reservoirs for ancient organics through the antibacterial qualities provided by the metal surfaces. Here we show, through protein analysis, that cauldrons from the Final Bronze Age (ca. 2700 BP) we ...[more]