Table 1 Samples analysed by GC-MS. E and D designate grid numbers at Amara West. Check mark indicates compound class was identified; Tr = trace; n = none detected; blanks indicate that the sample was not tested.
Sample number | Find number | Archaeological context | Date | Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method A - Bitumen | Method B - Lipid | Method C - Gum | ||||
Paint from palettes at Amara West | ||||||
PS119 | Magazine E13.14.1 [context 5230], walled town | c. 1200 BC | ✓ | n | n | |
PS121 | Magazine E13.14.7 [context 5243], walled town | c. 1180 BC | ✓ | n | ✓ | |
PS139 | F6281 | Magazine E13.14.6 [context 5246], walled town | c. 1180 BC | n | n | n |
PS415 | F6167 | Magazine E13.14.1 [context 5348], walled town | c. 1180 BC | ✓ | n | |
PS152 | Magazine E13.14.61 [context 5284], walled town | c. 1250 BC | ✓ | n | ||
PS861 | F15279 | House D11.2.5 [context 2772], western suburb | c. 1100 BC | Tr | n | |
PS864 | F15670 | House D11.2.6 [context 2738], western suburb | c. 1000 BC | Tr | n | |
PS873 | F15666 | House D12.12.3 [context 12346], western suburb | c. 1100–1000 BC | Tr | n | |
PS877 | F15137 | House D12.7.6 [context 12062], western suburb | c. 1000 BC | Tr | n | |
PS879 | F15132 | House D12.7.7 [context 12111], western suburb | c. 1100 BC | Tr | n | |
Black layer from coffin fragments | ||||||
PS295 | F9743 | Tomb G244 [context 9515], Cemetery C | 1250–1050 BC | ✓ | ✓ | |
PS297 | F9735 | Tomb G244 [context 9511], Cemetery C | 1250– 1050 BC | ✓ | ||
Friable black material from tomb | ||||||
AS1941 | Tomb G321 [context 8455], Cemetery D | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | n | ||
AS1994 | As above | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | ✓ | ||
AS1948 | As above | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | Tr | ||
AS1949 | As above | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | n | ||
AS1932 | As above | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | ✓ | ||
AS1933 | As above | c. 1190–800 BC | ✓ | ✓ | ||
