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Figure 5
Ancient beer residue from Amarna. This pot shred was discarded in an ancient Egyptian rubbish dump, probably because the vessel broke and was no longer usable. It has a thick crust of dried residue adhering from its last use. On close examination, tiny shreds of chaff and bran were visible, indicating the original contents had been made of cereals. Very small samples of this kind of food residue can give detailed information when analysed with the microscope |