The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninthcentury
BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina,Czech Republic

J 2022

The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninthcentury BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina,Czech Republic

JÍLEK, Jan, Martin GOLEC, Petr BEDNÁŘ, Miloslav CHYTRÁČEK, David VÍCH et. al.

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Original name

The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninthcentury BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina,Czech Republic

Authors

JÍLEK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Martin GOLEC (203 Czech Republic), Petr BEDNÁŘ (203 Czech Republic), Miloslav CHYTRÁČEK (203 Czech Republic), David VÍCH (203 Czech Republic), Tomáš ZAVORAL (203 Czech Republic), Zuzana MÍROVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Libor PETR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jaromír KOVÁRNÍK (203 Czech Republic), Peter MILO (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Lukáš KUČERA (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Archaeometry, Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell, 2022, 0003-813X

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Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60102 Archaeology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 1.600

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00124967

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12711

UT WoS

000684937700001

Keywords in English

bronze bucket; gas chromatography; herbs; Late Bronze Age; massspectrometry; miliacin; palynology

Abstract

V originále

In 2017, a luxury bronze bucket was discovered near Kladina village in the Czech Republic. The bucket isdated to the ninth century BCE, and it is a unique arte-fact, having no parallel in Europe. Stylistically, it is a“transition type” dated between the Late Bronze Age(11th–10thcentury BCE) and the Hallstatt Period(eighth–sixth century BCE). Detailed palynologicalanalysis of verdigris and soil infill of the bucket identi-fied a wide range of pollen grains belonging mainly toherbs, with bitter-sour properties, and cereals. Subse-quent chemical analysis by gas chromatography/massspectrometry of soil extracts revealed the presence ofthe compound miliacin that is a chemical marker ofmillet. Moreover, a starch analysis reveals the presenceof enzymatically modified starch grains. These data,with the help of archaeological knowledge, indicate that the original content may have been millet-basedfood/beverage with addition of herbs. We suggest thatthis luxury vessel, given the contents we have identified,was deposited, in the late spring/summer months ofthe year.

Links

MUNI/A/1122/2020, interní kód MU

Name: Archeologické terénní prospekce, exkavace a dokumentace I

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

JÍLEK, Jan, Martin GOLEC, Petr BEDNÁŘ, Miloslav CHYTRÁČEK, David VÍCH, Tomáš ZAVORAL, Zuzana MÍROVÁ, Libor PETR, Jaromír KOVÁRNÍK, Peter MILO and Lukáš KUČERA. The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninthcentury BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina,Czech Republic. Archaeometry. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022, vol. 64, No 2, p. 454-467. ISSN 0003-813X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12711.

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JÍLEK, Jan, Martin GOLEC, Petr BEDNÁŘ, Miloslav CHYTRÁČEK, David VÍCH, Tomáš ZAVORAL, Zuzana MÍROVÁ, Libor PETR, Jaromír KOVÁRNÍK, Peter MILO and Lukáš KUČERA. The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninthcentury BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina,Czech Republic. \textit{Archaeometry}. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022, vol.~64, No~2, p.~454-467. ISSN~0003-813X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12711.

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