Complicating the debate: Evaluating the potential of gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry for differentiating prehistoric aceramic tar production techniques

Keyphrases

• Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry 100%
• Production Techniques 100%
• Aceramic 100%
• Tar Production 100%
• Mounds 40%
• Condensation 40%
• Birch Bark 40%
• Pentacyclic Triterpenes 40%
• Archaeological Evidence 20%
• Molecular Analysis 20%
• Molecular Signature 20%
• Human History 20%
• Large Collection 20%
• Production Technology 20%
• Collection Method 20%
• Preservation Condition 20%
• Lipids 20%
• Technological Capabilities 20%
• Past Populations 20%
• Birch Bark Tar 20%
• Birch Tar 20%
• Transformation Method 20%
• Potential Techniques 20%
• Tentative Identification 20%

Chemistry

• Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) 100%
• Condensation 40%
• Pentacyclic Triterpenoid 40%

Chemical Engineering

• Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry 100%