Neolithic pottery and the biomolecular archaeology of lipids

In this paper, we present archaeological and biochemical approaches to organic food residues, the lipids that are well preserved in ceramic matrices on prehistoric vessels. The ‘archaeo- logical biomarker revolution’ concept is discussed in relation to pottery use, animal exploitation and the evolution of dietary practices in prehistory. V prispevku predstavljamo arheološke in biokemijske raziskave organskih ostankov hrane, lipidov ohranjenih v stenah keramičnih prazgodovinskih posod. Koncept ‘revolucije arheoloških biomerkerjev’ analiziramo v povezavi z uporabo keramičnih posod, izrabo živalskih virov in razvojem mlečnega gospodarstva v prazgodovini