New insights into Early Celtic consumption practices: Organic residue analyses of local and imported pottery from Vix-Mont Lassois

Rageot, Maxime; Mötsch, Angela; Schorer, Birgit; Bardel, David; Winkler, Alexandra; Sacchetti, Federica; Chaume, Bruno; Della Casa, Philippe; Buckley, Stephen; Cafisso, Sara; Fries-Knoblach, Janine; Krausse, Dirk; Hoppe, Thomas; Stockhammer, Philipp; Spiteri, Cynthianne

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218001

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Rageot, M., Mötsch, A., Schorer, B., Bardel, D., Winkler, A., Sacchetti, F., Chaume, B., Della Casa, P., Buckley, S., Cafisso, S., Fries-Knoblach, J., Krausse, D., Hoppe, T., Stockhammer, P., & Spiteri, C. (2019). New insights into Early Celtic consumption practices: Organic residue analyses of local and imported pottery from Vix-Mont Lassois. PLoS ONE, 14(6), 2–19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218001

Abstract

The rich Mediterranean imports found in Early Celtic princely sites (7th-5th cent. BC) in Southwestern Germany, Switzerland and Eastern France have long been the focus of archaeological and public interest. Consumption practices, particularly in the context of feasting, played a major role in Early Celtic life and imported ceramic vessels have consequently been interpreted as an attempt by the elite to imitate Mediterranean wine feasting. Here we present the first scientific study carried out to elucidate the use of Mediterranean impo