The objective is to provide experimentally relevant biomarkers to identify the organic materials and the transformation processes used for the production/consumption of alimentary, medicinal, cosmetic and perfumed products. The experiments will focus on the materials that may have been used in the Mediterranean and Western European areas in the categories of (1) oils, (2) resins, pitches and tars, (3) fermented beverages, (4) aromatic plants, (5) dairy products.
Perfumed and Medicinal Oils
Fermented beverages
Dairy products
Perfumed and Medicinal Oils
A documentary about our experimentations of ancient perfumed oils (Arte TV):
The archaic steam distillation with replications of Cyprus Bronze age vases
The archaic steam distillation with replications of Cyprus Bronze age vases
The heat enfleurage with replications of Cyprus Bronze age vases
The production of coniferous pix with replication of Roman ceramic
Fermented beverages
The production of Celtic beer, with replications of Roman ceramics
Short Videos
Foodstuffs, Dairy products, Fermented beverages, Medicinal and Cosmetic products, Perfumes, Aromatic materials in the Mediterranean and West-European areas. This scientific notebook presents the bioarchaeology research programs of the Temos laboratory (CNRS, UMR 9016).